# Accident 20050731022799A: Cessna 120, New Roads, LA, July 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Roads, LA
- Airport: False River Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7114° N, 91.4792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7114&lon=-91.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1703N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1703N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050731022799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AFTER-LANDING ROLL-OUT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS FROM LOCAL THUNDERSTORM CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND WING. SUBSEQUENT SEVERE WEATHER WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS AT SCENE AND WRECKER OPERATOR REMOVING AIRCRAFT FROM SCENE COMPLETED DESTRUCTION OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DFW05CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA196), Jul 31, 2005: Cessna 120 (N1703N), New Roads, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing roll.

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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