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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Magnolia, KY · May 31, 1986

Date
May 31, 1986 · 09:45 local
Place
Magnolia, KY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76730
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA151
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
191 total130 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to maintain airspeed after aircraft lost power at low altitude. Carburetor icing suspected.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT LOW ALTITUDE. CARBURETOR ICING SUSPECTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.