NYC79FNC02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Morrisville, VT · October 3, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1978
Place
Morrisville, VT · MORRISVILLE, VT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N217AWCessna 195
Status
Completed · report January 2, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781003030749A
Case key
139141

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3503   78/10/3   MORRISVILLE,VT      CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 496
        TIME - 1800                    N217AW              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISVILLE,VT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N217AW
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Perras

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.