Accident Cessna 195 N3893V, Sunday 15 October 1989
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Date:Sunday 15 October 1989
Time:18:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C195 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 195
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3893V
MSN: 7365
Year of manufacture:1949
Engine model:JACOBS R-755-A2
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:San Antonio, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Boerne Stagefld, TX
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT STATED THAT, AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY PULLING THE FLIGHT CONTROL FULL AFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

Probable Cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT STALL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW90LA011
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW90LA011

Revision history:

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