UNK64X4111

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195A · Tallahassee, FL · September 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1964
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9855ACessna 195A
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181255

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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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3-2991  64/9/23    TALLAHASSEE FLA     CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4000
        TIME - 1440                    N9855A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        REMARKS- BRAKE RETRACTORS NOT ADJUSTED FOR LINING WEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9855A
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tallahassee

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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