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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Vicksburg, MS · September 29, 1979

Date
September 29, 1979 · 12:34 local
Place
Vicksburg, MS
Airport
Hinds Hunt. Club
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N72504
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA130
Reported as
Cessna 120
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,484 total2 in this make and model6 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.

Wing strut attach fitting failed on climb out from pvt strip. Wing folded. Acft hit trees. Corrosion induced failure

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUT ATTACH FITTING FAILED ON CLIMB OUT FROM PVT STRIP. WING FOLDED.ACFT HIT TREES.CORROSION INDUCED FAILURE

NTSB investigation

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