# Accident 19820725031469A: Cessna 120, Niles, MI, July 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1982, 21:15 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Airport: Tyler Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8296° N, 86.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8296&lon=-86.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2902N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2902N-2023-04-12) (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: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031469A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT BOUNCED LOST CONTROL FLIPPED OVER ON NIGHT LANDING. INSTRUCTOR NEGLIGENT ON SOLOING STUDENT AT DARK.

## 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 CHI82DA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA273), Jul 26, 1982: Cessna 120 (N2902N), Niles, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2902N (1)

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

- [Accident 20220730013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013739A), Jul 30, 2022: Cessna C120 (N2902N), Mecosta, MI, Substantial damage. On 07/30/2022 at approximately 1035, [privacy data omitted] a cesena C-120 aircraft, [privacy data omitted]operated by a private pilot, received substantial…

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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