# Accident 19750222003159A: Cessna 120, Dallas Center, IA, February 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Dallas Center, IA
- Airport: Husband Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6794° N, 94.0202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUSBAND FLD (39IA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6794&lon=-94.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2279N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279N) (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: 96 total, 29 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222003159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.

## 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 MKC75FCD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD35), Feb 22, 1975: Cessna 120 (N2279N), Dallas Center, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2279N (2)

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

- [Incident 19860720070769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720070769I), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 120 (N2279N), Fenton, MO. Landed in park after engine ran rough in climb. Engine checked normal after fuel was added.
- [Incident 19790426100519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426100519I), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 120 (N2279N), Des Moines, IA. Engine cowl came loose resulting in precautionary landing. A fastener had failed.

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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