# Accident 20060730017329A: Cessna 120, Ashland, KY, July 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2006, 12:03 local time
- Place: Ashland, KY
- Airport: Ashland-Boyd County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5544° N, 82.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5544&lon=-82.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1981V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981V-2017-07-20) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730017329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2006, AIRCRAFT N1981V DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 28 @ KDWU AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT JUST PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST NEAR THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC06CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA188), Jul 30, 2006: Cessna 120 (N1981V), Ashland, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selection, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the trees.

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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