# Accident 19970617015119A: Cessna 120, Hollister, CA, June 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8898° N, 121.2402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8898&lon=-121.2402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1819N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1819N) (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 C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970617015119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4)THE PILOT SAID HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH VEGETATION AND ANOTHER AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX97LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA216), Jun 17, 1997: Cessna 120 (N1819N), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive use of right rudder during the initial stages of the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control. The unfavorable wind was a related…

## Other reports on N1819N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19931102047599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931102047599I), Nov 2, 1993: Cessna 120 (N1819N), Half Moon Bay, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up as pilot applied heavy braking while was taxiing for relocation of aircraft.

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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