# Accident 19810125001789A: Cessna 120, Philomath, OR, January 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1981, 13:55 local time
- Place: Philomath, OR
- Airport: Skirvin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5421° N, 123.3600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philomath, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5421&lon=-123.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77434, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77434-1988-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001789A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TOO FAST, APPLIED HARD BRAKING TO STOP ON RUNWAY. AIRPLANE NOSED UP.

## 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 SEA81DYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM16), Jan 25, 1981: Cessna 120 (N77434), Philomath, OR, 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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