# Accident 19861117079789A: Cessna 120, Columbia, CA, November 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1986, 11:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1101° N, 120.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1101&lon=-120.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4085N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085N-2016-03-17) (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: 235 total, 38 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117079789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING HIGH SPEED TAXIING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA042), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4085N (1)

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

- [Accident 19731025033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025033819A), Oct 25, 1973: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Stockbridge, MI, Substantial damage. Tkof with aprx 4 gal fuel on board eng quit while acft in steep clb angle to 150FT AGL.

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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