# NTSB UNK65X0142: Cessna 195, N9870A, Bristol, VT, October 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1964
- Place: Bristol, VT · BRISTOL, VT
- Location: 44.1377° N, 73.0913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1377&lon=-73.0913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3113   64/10/4   BRISTOL VT          CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N9870A              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 43, 2436 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRISTOL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                         VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSEIND TO 25 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9870A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9870A-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 7572, built 1956 (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: Bristol

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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