# Accident 19870606081939A: Cessna 120, Fresno, CA, June 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1987, 22:50 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8093° N, 119.7497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8093&lon=-119.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76546, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76546) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 860 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870606081939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY IN ROUGH GROUND AND NOSED OVER. AIRPORT HAD ONLY REFLECTOR TYPE RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## 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 LAX87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA228), Jun 7, 1987: Cessna 120 (N76546), Fresno, CA, 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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