Cessna 195A accident near St. George, Utah, June 18, 1983
On June 18, 1983 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna 195A, registered N1537H, was substantially damaged in an accident near St. George, Utah (St. George Muni airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 18, 1983 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- St. George, Utah · St. George Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195A · all 195As on the register
- Registration
- N1537H · no longer on the register · serial 7759
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PROP BLADE SEPARATED CAUSING THE ACFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OUT OF CONTROL. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 30 FT FROM THE RWY WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF. A METALLURGICAL EXAM REVEALED THAT THE BLADE FAILED FROM FATIGUE. THE FATIGUE ORIGIN WAS AT A SUBSURFACE INCLUSION. A CORROSION CRACK WAS PRESENT FROM THE OUTSIDE SURFACE ON THEOUTER SIDE OF THE BLADE. THIS CRACK SHOWED CORROSION PRODUCTS. THE BLADES WAS OVERHAULED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.THE BLADES WERE INSPECTED FOR CRACKS BY USING A DYE PENETRANT TEST IAW THE OVERHAUL MANUAL. AN EDDY CURRENT TEST WAS USED ONLY FOR THE INSIDE OF THE BORE.
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: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 8,010 hours in all; 3,110 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 7,610 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,759 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 8, 1982; 42 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755-A2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: Whitmore WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 6,100 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:02 pm from SGU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N1537H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DEN83LA145.