Cessna 195 N2193C

Summary

On 9 May 2024 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N2193C was involved in an accident near Big Bear, California, 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.

Date

9 May 2024 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Bear, California, United States

Nearest airport

Big Bear Airport (L35)

Coordinates

34.2639, -116.8555

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N2193C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1955

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Big Bear → Fullerton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA145

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusty crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the takeoff roll, he applied control inputs to compensate for the crosswind, however, as the airplane’s tail lifted up, the airplane encountered a sudden strong crosswind gust. The airplane weather-vaned to the left, exited the runway surface and collided with the precision approach position indicator lights before it came to rest upright in an adjacent ditch. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was departing runway 8, with wind from 050° at 6 to 10 knots gusting to 8 to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.