# Accident 19750120001049A: Cessna 120, Moses Lake, WA, January 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1975
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Moses Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 47.1420° N, 119.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOSES LAKE MUNI (W20), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1420&lon=-119.2379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2980N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2980N-2023-07-29) (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: 331 total, 140 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750120001049A

## Narrative

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

SAND GRAIN FOUND IN HIGH SPEED JET. DEEP DITCH APCH END RWY

## 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 SEA75DYG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG15), Jan 20, 1975: Cessna 120 (N2980N), Moses Lake, WA, 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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