# Accident 19960904026419A: Cessna 120, Nampa, ID, September 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1996
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 43.6009° N, 116.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6009&lon=-116.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2595N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2595N) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904026419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA96LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA210), Sep 4, 1996: Cessna 120 (N2595N), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the solo student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve.

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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