Cessna 195A accident near Santa Paula, CA
On July 3, 1994, a Cessna 195A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Paula, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 3, 1994
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.399°N, 119.069°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01765
NTSB summary
On July 3, 1994, about 0810 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 195A, N9300A, was destroyed after an in-flight breakup at Santa Paula, California. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at Santa Paula Airport at the time of departure, and no flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 0805 hours and was destined for Crystal Airport at Llano, California, about 72 miles northeast of Santa Paula. The pilot had an 0930 appointment for dual instruction at the Crystal Air Soaring School. Review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility records revealed no record of a preflight weather briefing for the pilot. Witnesses reported hearing the airplane make unusual sounds, and, then they saw the airplane spiraling out of the overcast with a wing missing and several other parts falling to the ground. The accident site was located about 2 miles southwest of the Santa Paula airport in the Santa Clara River bed. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's logbook was not recovered. On the pilot's last two third-class flight physicals, dated April 10, 1992 and May 2, 1994, he reported a total flight time of 800 hours. At the last physical, he reported 10 hours in the past 6 months. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The coowner of the airplane reported that the last annual inspection was performed in May of 1994. The records, according to the coowner, were kept in the airplane. The airplane was destroyed in a postcrash fire. The person who signed the annual inspection was contacted for details
Probable cause
the noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional VFR flight into IMC conditions and the resultant in-flight loss of control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
