# NTSB NYC75FNA37: Cessna 195, N9816A, Hyannis, MA, March 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1975
- Place: Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0705  75/3/24    HYANNIS,MA          CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 14270
        TIME - 0850                    N9816A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYANNIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NANTUCKET,MA                HYANNIS,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- FUEL STRAINER VALVE OPEN FUEL EXHAUSTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9816A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816A-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 7495 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hyannis

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750324006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324006239A), Mar 24, 1975: Cessna 195A, Hyannis, MA, Substantial damage. Fuel strainer valve open fuel exhausted.

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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