# NTSB UNK64X1662: Cessna 195, N64900, Fort Rucker, AL, May 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1964
- Place: Fort Rucker, AL · FORT RUCKER, AL
- Location: 31.3429° N, 85.7154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Rucker, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3429&lon=-85.7154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1662
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1662

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64900-1982-05-17), registration cancelled 1982-05-17, S/N 15281466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cairns Army

## Other investigations on N64900 (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 MIA80DLD84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD84), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 152 (N64900), Ft.Pierce, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DKJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ38), May 5, 1978: Cessna 152 (N64900), Panama City, FL, 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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