# NTSB UNK65X0213: Cessna 195, N1523D, Southport, NC, October 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1964
- Place: Southport, NC · SOUTHPORT, NC
- Location: 33.9333° N, 78.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southport, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9333&lon=-78.0085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0548   64/10/9   SOUTHPORT NC        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N1523D              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISH SPOTTERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1523D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1523D-1970-08-06), registration cancelled 1970-08-06, S/N 7745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fish Spotters

## Other investigations on N1523D (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 MIA66F0415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0415), Feb 5, 1966: Cessna 195 (N1523D), Winston Salem, NC, 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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