ATL85LA133
1985-04-12 · LEXINGTON, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport LEX
Current FAA registration · N4408C
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 195
- Year of manufacture
- 1952 · 33 years old at event
- Engine
- JACOBS R755A SERIES (300 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 5 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19560418
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A54E10
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING LDG ROLL-OUT THE PLT APPLIED BRAKE PRESS IN ORDER TO TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY & THE RT BRAKE GRABBED CAUSING THE ACFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SPRING STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1985_ATL85LA133.txt.
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