# Accident 20110924026899A: Cessna 120, Cordele, GA, September 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2011, 19:40 local time
- Place: Cordele, GA
- Airport: Crisp County-Cordele
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9844° N, 83.7639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9844&lon=-83.7639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3101N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3101N-2012-04-27) (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 MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 100 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA503) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110924026899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT CKF LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN A SMALL MEADOW ACROSS THE STREET FROM RUNWAY 28. AIRCRAFT DID NOT BURN. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE FUEL LINES. NO FUEL FOUND AT THE SCENE. PILOT KILLED IN ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA11LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA503), Sep 24, 2011: Cessna 120 (N3101N), Cordele, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N3101N (1)

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

- [Incident 19780506032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780506032259I), May 6, 1978: Cessna 120 (N3101N), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control, ran off runway. Aircraft flipped over on its back.

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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