19791222041359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Lawn, TX · December 22, 1979

Date
December 22, 1979 · 13:45 local
Place
Lawn, TX
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44BM
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FPD07
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
76 total61 in this make and model28 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.

Reported engine quit. Landed on crosswind road. Wind picked up wing. Airplane flipped inverted. No defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON CROSSWIND ROAD. WIND PICKED UP WING. AIRPLANE FLIPPED INVERTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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