# NTSB UNK65X0839: Cessna 195-A, N4479C, Fairfield, IL, November 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1964
- Place: Fairfield, IL · FAIRFIELD, IL
- Location: 38.3806° N, 88.3725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3806&lon=-88.3725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0839
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0839

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3922  64/11/26   FAIRFIELD ILL       CESSNA 195-A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1449
        TIME - 2130                    N4479C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE DISC WARPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4479C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195-A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfield

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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