# NTSB NYC72FNC36: Cessna 195A, N1513D, Biddeford, ME, April 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1972
- Place: Biddeford, ME · BIDDEFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4387° N, 70.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddeford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-70.3929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1427   72/4/9    BIDDEFORD,ME        CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 311
        TIME - 1230                    N1513D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDDEFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS                BIDDEFORD,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD SHORT RWY HI TREES AT ENDS.BALLOONED,GND LOOPED TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1513D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1513D), registered now, S/N 7735, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biddeford Muni

## Other investigations on N1513D (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC67F0241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0241), Aug 21, 1966: Cessna 190 (N1513D), Liverpool, PA, substantial damage

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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