# NTSB OAK76FVG61: Cessna 195A, N195DC, Sloughhouse, CA, March 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1976
- Place: Sloughhouse, CA · SLOUGHHOUSE, CA
- Location: 38.4957° N, 121.1938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sloughhouse, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4957&lon=-121.1938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0587  76/3/25  NR.SLOUGHHOUSE,CA     CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1605
        TIME - 0920                    N195DC              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO MURIETTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CA               SLOUGHHOUSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N195DC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195DC), registered now, S/N 7734, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rancho Murietta

## 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 19760325006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760325006619A), Mar 25, 1976: Cessna 195A, Sloughhouse, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

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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