# Accident 19861022049619A: Cessna 120, Decatur, IL, October 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1986, 13:55 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8494° N, 88.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8494&lon=-88.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2896N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2896N) (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: 1,094 total, 55 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022049619A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING IN GUSTY WIND.

## 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 CHI87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA006), Oct 22, 1986: Cessna 120 (N2896N), Decatur, IL, 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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