# Accident 19791222041359A: Cessna 120, Lawn, TX, December 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lawn, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1366° N, 99.7501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1366&lon=-99.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BM) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 61 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222041359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80FPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD07), Dec 22, 1979: Cessna 120 (N44BM), Lawn, TX, 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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