Cessna 195A N1537H
31 March 1983 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1983 at about 22:38 local time, a Cessna 195A registered N1537H was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto (PAO)
- Coordinates
- 37.4508, -122.1005
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A
- Registration
- N1537H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Oakland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA171
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
THE AIRCREWS OF A CESSNA 195A, N1537H, & A BEECH V35B, N2084L, WERE CLEARED TO RWY 30 FROM DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON THE PARKING AREA. THE CESSNA PLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO USE THE 'SHORTEST ROUTE, NO DELAY PLEASE.' AS THE ACFT WERE TAXIED ON SEPARATE ROUTES, THEY CONVERGED WHERE THE 2 TAXIWAYS MERGED AT THE RUN-UP AREA. THE CESSNA PLT WAS S-TURNING AS HE APPROACHED THE RUN-UP AREA. HE NOTED 2 ACFT PARKED AT 2 OF 3 RUN-UP HOLD LINES, BUT DID NOT SEE THE BEECH CONVERGING FROM HIS RIGHT. THE BEECH WAS SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE CESSNA & WAS TAXIING SLOWER. THE PILOT OF THE BEECH DID NOT SEE THE CESSNA CONVERGING FROM HIS LEFT REAR AREA. BOTH OF THE ACFT WERE TAXIING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION & WERE WITHIN 10 FT OF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE WHEN THE 2 COLLIDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 195A 195A | N1537H | - | Substantial |
| Beechcraft V35B V35B | N2084L | - | Substantial |
Other Cessna 195 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 195B | Alanreed, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 1983 | Cessna 195 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Decimus C. Barbot | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1983 | Cessna 195 | El Cajon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1983 | Cessna 195A | Elberta, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1983 | Cessna 195A | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1983 | Cessna 195 | Concord, California, United States | R.m. Graves | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |