# Accident 19740519013179A: Cessna 120, Macomb, IL, May 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Macomb, IL
- Airport: Macomb Clugston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.4702° N, 90.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macomb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4702&lon=-90.6830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3157N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3157N) (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: 152 total, 27 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013179A

## Narrative

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

PLANNED LDG AT MACOMB MUNI.DRG TKOF AT CLUGSTON ACFT ROLLED INTO A POOL OF WATER ABT 4 IN DEEP.

## 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 CHI74FEV50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV50), May 19, 1974: Cessna 120 (N3157N), Macomb, IL, 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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