# Accident 19730505011099A: Cessna 120, Councl Bluff, IA, May 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Councl Bluff, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3089N-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REMOVED CARB HOSE NO FUEL,LOOSENED LINE L TANK TO FUEL VALVE,FUEL FLOWED.HARD BRAKING AVOID CORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73DCD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD60), May 5, 1973: Cessna 120 (N3089N), Councl Bluff, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3089N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060714015079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714015079A), Jul 14, 2006: Cessna 120 (N3089N), Laporte, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) After takeoff, engine started to spit/splutter. Pilot landed aircraft, hit runway end marker and flipped aircraft. 07-10-06, pilot tried to fuel aircraft…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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