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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Alamogordo, NM · February 28, 1976

Date
February 28, 1976
Place
Alamogordo, NM
Airport
Alamogordo Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77243
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76FQD15
Reported as
Cessna 120
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total1 in this make and model5 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.

Plt at cntrls owner of acft,no medical cert. Plt in command with current medical to make flt legal

As the FAA filed it

PLT AT CNTRLS OWNER OF ACFT,NO MEDICAL CERT.PLT IN COMMAND WITH CURRENT MEDICAL TO MAKE FLT LEGAL

NTSB investigation

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