# Accident 19810313010489A: Cessna 120, Frost, MN, March 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Frost, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5846° N, 93.9247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frost, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5846&lon=-93.9247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76028, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76028) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 7 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313010489A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER APPLYING BRAKES ON CROSSWIND WHEEL LANDING WHILE TAIL WAS STILL OFF GROUND.

## 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 CHI81FER17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER17), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 120 (N76028), Frost, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N76028 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920606018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606018489A), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 120 (N76028), Elk River, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on test flight. Reported switching tanks. No restart. Engine post accident normal. Right tank was empty.

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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