# Accident 19801122074199A: Cessna 120, La Porte City, IA, November 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: La Porte City, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3138° N, 92.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3138&lon=-92.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77351, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77351) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122074199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC81FCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD01), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 120 (N77351), La Porte City, IA, 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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