# Accident 19731123038039A: Cessna 120, Emigrnt Gap, CA, November 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Emigrnt Gap, CA
- Airport: Blue Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2968° N, 120.6727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emigrant Gap, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2968&lon=-120.6727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77212, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77212) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,847 total, 440 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123038039A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK74DXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ15), Nov 23, 1973: Cessna 120 (N77212), Emigrnt Gap, CA, substantial damage

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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