Cessna 195A N19JW
9 September 1984 · Akron, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1984 at about 13:50 local time, a Cessna 195A registered N19JW was involved in an accident near Akron, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akron, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal (Y40)
- Coordinates
- 42.8200, -96.5502
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A
- Registration
- N19JW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mapleton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA272
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
N19JW, A CESSNA 195A AND N8783X, A CESSNA 182 DEPARTED MAPLETON, IA, AT APRX 0805 ON VFR FLT TO AKRON, IA, TO ATTEND A FLY-IN BREAKFAST. THE TWO ACFT DID NOT TRAVEL THE SAME ROUTE OF FLIGHT TO AKRON. N19JW CROSSED OVER THE MIDPOINT OF THE ARPT ON CROSSWIND THEN TURNED LEFT DOWNWIND AND LEFT BASE APRX 2 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 34. N8783X INTERCEPTED THE FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 34 AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. WITNESSES SAW BOTH ACFT WHEN THEY WERE TWO MILES SSE OF THE ARPT. N19JW WAS ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY BEHIND N8783X. WHEN THE ACFT WERE APRX 450 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY THE PROP FROM N19JW CONACTED THE WING OF N8783X. THE PLT OF N19JW RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND A PAX IN N8783X RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. EXAMINATION OF BOTH ACFT WRECKAGES AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE RADIOS IN EITHER ACFT WERE NOT ON THE SAME FREQUENCY AND THE CORRECT RADIO FREQ FOR AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT WAS NOT SELECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 195A 195A | N19JW | - | Destroyed |
| Cessna 182D 182D | N8783X | - | Destroyed |
Other Cessna 195 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1984 | Cessna 195 | Riverside, California, United States | Clyde Litton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Cessna 195A | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Nov 1984 | Cessna 195B | Eads, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1983 | Cessna 195A | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 195 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 195B | Alanreed, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1984 | Cessna 182 | Marion, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1984 | Cessna 172M | Elkader, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | Mitsubishi MU 2B-20 | Ames, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1984 | Cessna 150 | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-18-150 | Algona, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |