# Accident 20000721036719A: Cessna 120, Clintonville, WI, July 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2000, 13:10 local time
- Place: Clintonville, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7692° N, 88.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-88.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2961N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2961N-2017-02-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721036719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF FROM FARM FIELD, DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE RATE OF CLIMB TO MISS POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ROAD DITCH DAMAGING LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA213), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 120 (N2961N), Shawano, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor was the road embankment.

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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