# NTSB NYC69D0458: Cessna 195, N177US, Pennington, NJ, May 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1969
- Place: Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.3249° N, 74.7888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3249&lon=-74.7888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0458
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0458

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1459  69/5/16    PENNINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2626
        TIME - 1845                    N177US              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT FLOWN THIS MODEL ACFT DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MOS.L CROSS WIND 110 DEG 12 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N177US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twin Pine

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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