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Accidents · NTSB NYC88LA070 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 195 accident near Meriden, Connecticut, January 31, 1988

On January 31, 1988 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 195, registered N1077D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Meriden, Connecticut (Meriden/Markham airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
January 31, 1988 · about 6:30 pm local time · cases in 1988
Place
Meriden, Connecticut · Meriden/Markham · cases near this airport
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 195 · all 195s on the register
Registration
N1077D · registry record · serial 7689
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A LANDING RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK A SNOWBANK, SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THEN GROUNDLOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.

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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
  • Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
  • Flight time: 9,950 hours in all; 22 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 9,500 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: rgt

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 3,400 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1987
  • Maximum gross weight: 3,150 lb
  • Seats: 5
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Jacobs R-755-9 (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 18, 3,058 ft by 75 ft
  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 210° at 10 knots
  • Visibility: 25 statute miles
  • Sky: clear
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
  • Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew2

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