# Incident 19850212008889I: Cessna 120, Kalispell, MT, February 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Kalispell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1786° N, 114.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KALISPELL CITY (S27), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1786&lon=-114.3037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2838N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838N-2018-03-02) (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 C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 46 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850212008889I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM AND CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N2838N (1)

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

- [Accident 19750302003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302003589A), Mar 2, 1975: Cessna 120 (N2838N), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Nas 147-59 bolt had excess wear and failed during groundloop. Rt gear strut separated from acft.

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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