# Accident 19910712027289A: Cessna 120, Pacahontas, MS, July 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pacahontas, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4743° N, 90.2862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocahontas, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4743&lon=-90.2862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77411, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77411-2013-05-09) (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: 117 total, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712027289A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE POWER LOSS REPORTED,STRUCK WIRES AND REMAINED SUSPENDED ON FORCED LANDING. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA91LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA184), Jul 12, 1991: Cessna 120 (N77411), Pocahontas, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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