19940212001979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Chittenango, NY · February 12, 1994

Date
February 12, 1994 · 14:30 local
Place
Chittenango, NY
Airport
Luther Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1626V
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA039
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
888 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to takeoff downwind. Unable to climbout of ground effect. Ski caught on a tree flipping aircraft over.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO CLIMBOUT OF GROUND EFFECT. SKI CAUGHT ON A TREE FLIPPING AIRCRAFT OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.