# Accident 19930216002559A: Cessna 120, Battleground, WA, February 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1993, 08:10 local time
- Place: Battleground, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7995° N, 122.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7995&lon=-122.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2100V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2100V-1998-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,489 total, 1,487 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930216002559A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS PILOT TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND. UNABLE BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND TO MISS TREES. STALLED ROLLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA066), Feb 16, 1993: Cessna 120 (N2100V), Battleground, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN CONDITION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND, POWER LINES AND TREES.

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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