# Incident 19800630056619I: Cessna 120, Fairbanks, AK, June 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1980, 09:50 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Goldstream
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77429, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77429-2013-05-10) (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: 4,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056619I

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER WET DIRT STRIP. LANDED, HIT A BOTTLE AT TOUCHDOWN. TIRE FAILED. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N77429 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790702017899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017899I), Jul 2, 1979: Cessna 120 (N77429), Skilak Lake, AK. Engine became rough and RPM deteriorated. Carburetor jet contaminated with dirt.
- [Accident 19741225043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741225043279A), Dec 25, 1974: Cessna 120 (N77429), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Water & rust in fuel. Acft prev refueled from drum. Plt lnd on frozen grass fld,slid into ditch.

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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