Cessna 195A accident near Port Clinton, Ohio, June 12, 1988
On June 12, 1988 at about 6:10 pm local time, a Cessna 195A, registered N1527D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Port Clinton, Ohio (Keller airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 12, 1988 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Port Clinton, Ohio · Keller · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A · all 195As on the register
- Registration
- N1527D · no longer on the register · serial 7749
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT NOTED A VIBRATION AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED AT THE FUSELAGE AND THE WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED AT THE TIP. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF BINDING, POSSIBLY BY A FOREIGN OBJECT TRAPPED BETWEEN THE LEFT TIRE AND WHEEL PANT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 24,182 hours in all; 741 in this make and model; 136 in the last 90 days; 49 in the last 30 days; 2,962 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 5, 1988; 64 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CLE Cleveland OH at 5:40 pm
- Destination: PCW Port Clinton OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 5,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from TOL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1527D the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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