# Accident 19760420009899A: Cessna 120, St Simon Is, GA, April 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1976
- Place: St Simon Is, GA
- Airport: Malcom Mckinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 31.1801° N, 81.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Simons, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1801&lon=-81.3854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2942N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2942N-2018-05-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420009899A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT A CULVERT.

## 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 MIA76FKG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG57), Apr 20, 1976: Cessna 120 (N2942N), St Simon Is, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2942N (1)

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

- [Accident 20151106018349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151106018349A), Nov 6, 2015: Cessna 120 (N2942N), Gonzales, LA, Substantial damage. On approach to landing the pilot stated he lost power and conducted an emergency landing in an open field.

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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