UNK64X1662

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Fort Rucker, AL · May 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1964
Place
Fort Rucker, AL · FORT RUCKER, AL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N64900Cessna 195
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183858

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-1202   64/5/8    FORT RUCKER ALA     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N64900              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  208 TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRNS ARMY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        REMARKS- LEFT CASTERING WHEEL INSTALLED ON RIGHT SIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N64900
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cairns Army

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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