Cessna 195A N4478C
13 May 1999 · Tupelo, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1999 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 195A registered N4478C, operated by Robert Leslie McEachern, was involved in an accident near Tupelo, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tupelo C.d. Lemons (TUP)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A
- Registration
- N4478C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Leslie McEachern
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL99LA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve and subsequent nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was conducting instrument training in the aircraft that evening with a safety pilot. During the landing roll, he lost directional control , the airplane ground looped and then nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 195 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1999 | Cessna 195 | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1998 | Cessna 195B | Ashland, Oregon, United States | Matthew R. Bond | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1998 | Cessna 195A | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1998 | Cessna 195A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1998 | Cessna 195 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2000 | Cessna 195A | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1999 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Carthage, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1999 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Caledonia, Mississippi, United States | Floyd C. Lowry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1999 | Trohoski VARI-EZE | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1999 | Cessna A188B | Panther Burn, Mississippi, United States | Michael A. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1999 | Cessna 172G | Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-180 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |