19751130038399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Morgan Hill, CA · November 30, 1975

Date
November 30, 1975
Place
Morgan Hill, CA
Airport
Morgan Hill
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76396
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK76FVM15
Reported as
Cessna 120
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot performed maintenance on struts. Failed to assure lower rt strut bolt in place-wing separated

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON STRUTS.FAILED TO ASSURE LOWER RT STRUT BOLT IN PLACE-WING SEPARATED

NTSB investigation

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