19881012045679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · St Peter, MN · October 12, 1988

Date
October 12, 1988 · 09:45 local
Place
St Peter, MN
Airport
St Peter Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2081V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA008
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,016 total300 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Too high for landing. Engine quit when CFI opened throttle. Forced plane onto runway hit brakes and plane nosed over

As the FAA filed it

TOO HIGH FOR LANDING. ENGINE QUIT WHEN CFI OPENED THROTTLE.FORCED PLANE ONTO RUNWAY HIT BRAKES AND PLANE NOSED OVER

NTSB investigation

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