# Accident 19810227006409A: Cessna 120, Watsonville, CA, February 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9357° N, 121.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATSONVILLE MUNI (WVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9357&lon=-121.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1611V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1611V) (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: 628 total, 255 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227006409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE SET INCORRECTLY TO SHOW WRONG TANK. EXHAUSTED FUEL OTHER TANK.

## 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 LAX81FVM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM13), Feb 27, 1981: Cessna 120 (N1611V), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1611V (1)

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

- [Incident 19960330011049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330011049I), Mar 30, 1996: Cessna 120 (N1611V), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: this is a landing incident. Private pilot deborah falley was being checked out in a tailwheel aircraft with a properly certificated flight…

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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