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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · La Porte City, IA · November 22, 1980

Date
November 22, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
La Porte City, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77351
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCD01
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
143 total3 in this make and model5 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.

Lost power. Tried for sandbar. Crashed in river. Found parts of carb air filter in venturi and valves.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. TRIED FOR SANDBAR. CRASHED IN RIVER. FOUND PARTS OF CARB AIR FILTER IN VENTURI AND VALVES.

NTSB investigation

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