# Accident 19930521014729A: Cessna 120, Crawford, NE, May 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Crawford, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6804° N, 103.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6804&lon=-103.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2976N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2976N-1994-03-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,035 total, 215 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521014729A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL IN OPEN FIELD. NO ANOMALIES. NO WITNESSES. CAUSE 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 CHI93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA177), May 21, 1993: Cessna 120 (N2976N), Crawford, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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