# Incident 19811101084259I: Cessna 120, Thermopolis, WY, November 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Thermopolis, WY
- Airport: Thermopolis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6479° N, 108.2145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermopolis, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6479&lon=-108.2145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1600V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1600V-2014-09-10) (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 C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 33 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101084259I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PULL CONTROL WHEEL BACK ON TAIL UP TAKEOFF ROLL ABORTED, NOSED UP. CONTROL WHEEL CLAMP JAMMED CONTROL.

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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