# Accident 19881012045679A: Cessna 120, St Peter, MN, October 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: St Peter, MN
- Airport: St Peter Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3201° N, 93.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3201&lon=-93.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2081V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2081V) (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: 2,016 total, 300 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012045679A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH FOR LANDING. ENGINE QUIT WHEN CFI OPENED THROTTLE.FORCED PLANE ONTO RUNWAY HIT BRAKES AND PLANE 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 CHI89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA008), Oct 12, 1988: Cessna 120 (N2081V), St Peter, MN, 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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