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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Carson City, NV · March 8, 2014

Date
March 8, 2014 · 16:00 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N76856
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14FA132
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total260 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances of the wreckage was spotted from the air in mountainous terrain 7.5 miles southeast of Carson City airport on 3-9-14 at about 1350 local time. Search and rescue reached the aircraft on 3-9-14 at about 1700 local time and confirmed one occupant with fatal injuries. An inspection of the wreckage and propeller damage confirmed that the engine was running on impact. The aircraft was in one area with all flight controls attached to the wreckage. A review of the aircraft records showed the last annual inspection was on 06-02-2013.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE WRECKAGE WAS SPOTTED FROM THE AIR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 7.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARSON CITY AIRPORT ON 3-9-14 AT ABOUT 1350 LOCAL TIME. SEARCH AND RESCUE REACHED THE AIRCRAFT ON 3-9-14 AT ABOUT 1700 LOCAL TIME AND CONFIRMED ONE OCCUPANT WITH FATAL INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE AND PROPELLER DAMAGE CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN ONE AREA WITH ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS ATTACHED TO THE WRECKAGE. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS SHOWED THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON 06-02-2013.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N76856 · 1

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