# NTSB OAK79FA031: Cessna 195, N9877A, Laytonville, CA, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Laytonville, CA · LAYTONVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.6623° N, 123.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laytonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6623&lon=-123.4948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1301  79/5/19  NR.LAYTONVILLE,CA     CESSNA 195          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1427
        TIME - 1445                    N9877A              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          UKIAH,CA                    EUREKA,CA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PROP PITCH CONTROL FOUND NOT IN FULL FORWARD POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9877A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9877A-2012-11-26), registration cancelled 2012-11-26, S/N 7579, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19790519026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519026079A), May 19, 1979: Cessna 195, Laytonville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Landed long on short Private runway. Elected to go around. Stalled aircraft on climb out.

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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