Cessna 195 N7738C
8 February 1970 · Eureka, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1970 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N7738C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Eureka, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eureka, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Murray
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195
- Registration
- N7738C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0824
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PAX SMELLED FUEL AFTER T/O. PLT RET TO FLD. ON T/D ACFT EXPLODED IN AREA OF L REAR PAX SEAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 195 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1970 | Cessna 195 | Lone Pine, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Cessna 195 | Franklin, Wisconsin, United States | Franks Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1970 | Cessna 195B | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1970 | Cessna 195A | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1970 | Cessna 195A | Williamsburg, Ohio, United States | Springfield AV | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1970 | Cessna 195A | Burley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |