NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN87LA239
Registry · N3006B
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 195
Year of manufacture
1952 · 35 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS R755A SERIES (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551125
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3227E
Registrant of record
MABRY THOMAS COLEMAN II
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER HE LNDD TO PICK UP A PAX, HE ENGAGED THE CONTROL LOCK FM HABIT, BUT DID NOT SHUT DWN THE ENG. HE GOT CLNC TO TAXI BACK TO THE RWY & TAKEOFF, BUT 'FORGOT TO RELEASE CONTROL LOCK.' THE CESSNA 195 HAS A COMBINATION CONTROL LOCK AND PARKING BRAKE. WHEN ENGAGED, IT SETS THE BRAKES & LOCKED ONLY THE AILERONS & RUDDER. IT DID NOT LOCK THE ELEVATORS. HOWEVER, THE ELEVATOR SYS HAS A 'DETENT' THAT WOULD HOLD THE CONTROL FULL FORWARD. SINCE THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS FULL FORWRD, THE TAIL OF THE ACFT CAME UP QUICKLY. THE PLT STATED THT 'UPON REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I TRIED TO UNLOCK CONTROL BUT WAS TOO LATE AND NOSE WENT INTO RUNWAY CAUSING FLIP-OVER.' LATER, WHEN THE PLT WAS CONTACTEDFOR CLARIFICATION, HE SAID HE HAD MOVED THE CONTROL INTO THE DETENT TO GET IT OUT OF HIS WAY. ALSO, HE SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE COULD HAVE PULLED THE CONTROL OUT OF THE DETENT 'WITH A LITTLE EXTRA EFFORT,' BUT 'THINGS JUST HAPPENED TOO FAST.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_DEN87LA239.txt.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1994 · Journal article (JAAER)
Postsecondary Aviation Programs in the United States: 1950 and 1985
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- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Journal article (IJAAA)
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Proceedings
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Other
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