# Accident 19760102003289A: Cessna 120, Angwin, CA, January 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1976
- Place: Angwin, CA
- Airport: Angwin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.5779° N, 122.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angwin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5779&lon=-122.4512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72904, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72904) (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: 116 total, 64 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760102003289A

## Narrative

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

PLOWED FLD BESIDE 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 OAK76DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG39), Jan 2, 1976: Cessna 120 (N72904), Angwin, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72904 (1)

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

- [Accident 20260220005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260220005679A), Feb 20, 2026: Cessna 120 (N72904), Kneeland, CA, Substantial damage. On the morning of February 20, 2026 I departed murray field (keka) in eureka, CA At 8:35 a.m. for a quick morning flight to look at the snow on the hills…

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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