# Accident 19770827027869A: Cessna 120, N.Kingstown, RI, August 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1977
- Place: N.Kingstown, RI
- Airport: Tuckahoe Frm Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 41.5501° N, 71.4662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Kingstown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5501&lon=-71.4662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72101, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72101) (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: 987 total, 930 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770827027869A

## Narrative

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

TRACTOR DROVE ONTO RUNWAY AND STRUCK ACFT AS IT WAS TAXIING TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC77FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA28), Aug 27, 1977: Cessna 120 (N72101), N.Kingstown, 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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