# Accident 19830325076019A: Cessna 120, Long Beach, CA, March 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1983, 10:10 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8102° N, 118.1807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8102&lon=-118.1807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72548) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 27 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830325076019A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED, COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGED LEFT WING TAXIING OFF OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.

## 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 LAX83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA156), Mar 25, 1983: Cessna 120 (N72548), Long Beach, CA, 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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