NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA145
Registry · N2193C
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 195B
Year of manufacture
1955 · 69 years old at event
TCDS
A-790 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Engine
JACOBS R755A SERIES (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560718
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1DDB5
Registrant of record
CLERX BERNARD C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusty crosswind.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the takeoff roll, he applied control inputs to compensate for the crosswind, however, as the airplane’s tail lifted up, the airplane encountered a sudden strong crosswind gust. The airplane weather-vaned to the left, exited the runway surface and collided with the precision approach position indicator lights before it came to rest upright in an adjacent ditch. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was departing runway 8, with wind from 050° at 6 to 10 knots gusting to 8 to 15 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Contributed to outcome
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Contributed to outcome
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_WPR24LA145.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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