Cessna 195B accident near San Diego, California, July 13, 1986
On July 13, 1986 at about 4:47 pm local time, a Cessna 195B, registered N195JB, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Diego, California (Montgomery airport). It was a personal 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).
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
- July 13, 1986 · about 4:47 pm local time
- Place
- San Diego, California · Montgomery · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195B · all 195Bs on the register
- Registration
- N195JB · registry record · serial 16021
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED MONTGOMERY AIRPORT, RUNWAY 28L, SAN DIEGO, CA. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE UPPER COWLING AREA. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 05, BUT LANDED HARD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER FAILED NEAR THE EXHAUST PORT AND ADJACENT TO THE TURBOCHARGER OIL PRESSURE LINE. THE HOT GASSES BURNT A HOLE THROUGH THE OIL LINE AND THE SUBSEQUENT OIL SPRAY ENTERED ONTO THE EXHAUST COLLECTOR.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 10,700 hours in all; 1,100 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,305 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 1, 1986; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs 755S (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MYF at 4:45 pm
- Destination: SDS Scottsdale AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 3,402 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:47 pm from MYF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N195JB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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