# Accident 19741225043279A: Cessna 120, Kodiak, AK, December 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1974
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77429, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77429-2013-05-10) (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: 576 total, 91 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741225043279A

## Narrative

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

WATER & RUST IN FUEL.ACFT PREV REFUELED FROM DRUM.PLT LND ON FROZEN GRASS FLD,SLID INTO DITCH.

## 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 ANC75DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG62), Dec 25, 1974: Cessna 120 (N77429), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77429 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800630056619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056619I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 120 (N77429), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Made low pass over wet dirt strip. Landed, hit a bottle at touchdown. Tire failed. Airplane nosed over.
- [Incident 19790702017899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017899I), Jul 2, 1979: Cessna 120 (N77429), Skilak Lake, AK. Engine became rough and RPM deteriorated. Carburetor jet contaminated with dirt.

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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