# Accident 20060714015079A: Cessna 120, Laporte, MN, July 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: Laporte, MN
- Airport: Robco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1989° N, 94.7522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1989&lon=-94.7522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3089N-2012-09-05) (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: 635 total, 41 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714015079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE STARTED TO SPIT/SPLUTTER. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT, HIT RUNWAY END MARKER AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. 07-10-06, PILOT TRIED TO FUEL AIRCRAFT IN WALKER MN. FBO FUEL PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE AND ONLY RECEIVED 1/2 GALLON. FLEW AIRCRAFT BACK TO MN12 ON 07-10-06. ON 07-14-06 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, PILOT CHECKED FOR FUEL. AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE STARTED TO SPIT/SPLUTTER AND LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND, LOST POWER, PIC LANDED SAFELY BUT, HIT RUNWAY END MARKER AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO BENT LEFT WING STRUTS, AIRCRAFT RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN RIPPLED.

## 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 CHI06LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA191), Jul 14, 2006: Cessna 120 (N3089N), Laporte, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during takeoff. A contributing factor was the runway marker.

## Other reports on N3089N (1)

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

- [Accident 19730505011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011099A), May 5, 1973: Cessna 120 (N3089N), Councl Bluff, IA, Substantial damage. Removed carb hose no fuel,loosened line l tank to fuel valve,fuel flowed. Hard braking avoid corn.

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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