# Accident 19860531020169A: Cessna 120, Magnolia, KY, May 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1986, 09:45 local time
- Place: Magnolia, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4492° N, 85.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4492&lon=-85.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76730, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76730-2006-08-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 130 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531020169A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA151), May 31, 1986: Cessna 120 (N76730), Magnolia, KY, 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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