# NTSB OAK73FVG28: Cessna 195, N4324N, Vacaville, CA, October 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1972
- Place: Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2928  72/10/18   VACAVILLE,CALIF     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 181
        TIME - 1300                    N4324N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  VACAVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING CITY,CALIF             VACAVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- BRKS INOP AFTER PSNG THRU PUDDLE.PIPER N3555A AND BELLANCA N8898R RCVD  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4324N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4324N), registered now, S/N 7085, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Vacaville

## Other investigations on N4324N (2)

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 WPR13CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA409), Sep 14, 2013: Cessna 195A (N4324N), Meadow Creek, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough turf runway.
- [NTSB SEA79FTA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA06), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 195 (N4324N), Baker, MT, 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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