# Accident 19821031055959A: Cessna 120, Midvale, ID, October 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1982, 09:30 local time
- Place: Midvale, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3801° N, 116.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3801&lon=-116.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 943 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031055959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE HIT A FENCE OFF END OF RUNWAY, NOSED OVER. PILOT BELIEVED CARBURETOR ICE PROBLEM.

## 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 SEA83LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA015), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 120 (N3177N), Midvale, ID, 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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