19731027034159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Troy, MI · October 27, 1973

Date
October 27, 1973
Place
Troy, MI
Airport
Big Beaver
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76610
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEC19
Reported as
Cessna 120
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,695 total18 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Water mark or line on side of carb bowl float chamber. Water mixed with sediment formed hard subst.

As the FAA filed it

WATER MARK OR LINE ON SIDE OF CARB BOWL FLOAT CHAMBER.WATER MIXED WITH SEDIMENT FORMED HARD SUBST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.