# Accident 19760826031299A: Cessna 120, Block Island, RI, August 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1976
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1808N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1808N-2012-08-01) (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: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760826031299A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76DNA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA49), Aug 26, 1976: Cessna 120 (N1808N), Block Island, RI, substantial damage

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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