# NTSB NYC77DHA35: Cessna 195, N195JW, Ottsville, PA, September 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1977
- Place: Ottsville, PA · OTTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4732° N, 75.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4732&lon=-75.1610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DHA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3191   77/9/1    OTTSVILLE,PA        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3200
        TIME - 2000                    N195JW              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,NY                 OTTSVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N195JW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195JW), registered now, S/N 16094, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Acres

## 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 19770901030759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901030759A), Sep 1, 1977: Cessna 195B, Ottsville, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N195JW (3)

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 FTW80FPJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ34), Sep 12, 1980: Cessna 195B (N195JW), Newcastle, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74FRG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG82), May 5, 1974: Cessna 195 (N195JW), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG05), Jul 17, 1971: Cessna 195 (N195JW), San Antonio, TX, 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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