19751020034319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Athens, GA · October 20, 1975

Date
October 20, 1975
Place
Athens, GA
Airport
Athens Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1809N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76FKG28
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
297 total284 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ex valve nr 1 cyl stuck open aftr turning aprx 160 degrees acft struck the gnd l wing low.

As the FAA filed it

EX VALVE NR 1 CYL STUCK OPEN AFTR TURNING APRX 160 DEGREES ACFT STRUCK THE GND L WING LOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.