# NTSB UNK64X1930: Cessna 195, N4455C, Fresno, CA, May 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1964
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1930
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1930

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1408  64/5/24    FRESNO CALIF        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 207
        TIME - 1137                    N4455C              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4455C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4455C-1970-04-13), registration cancelled 1970-04-13, S/N 16040, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler

## Other investigations on N4455C (1)

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 DEN66D0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0020), Jul 1, 1965: Cessna 195 (N4455C), Moran, WY, destroyed

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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