# Accident 19910321007889A: Cessna 120, Barkhamsted, CT, March 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1991, 09:05 local time
- Place: Barkhamsted, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barkhamsted, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.9140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4117N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4117N-1992-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321007889A

## Narrative

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

MISSING CESSNA FOUND NOSE DOWN IN WOODS. PILOTS WIFE FATALLY SHOT. PILOT DIED DUE SELF INDUCED ALCOHOL POISONING.

## 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 NYC91FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA095), Mar 21, 1991: Cessna 120 (N4117N), Simsbury, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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