# Accident 20140308002819A: Cessna 120, Carson City, NV, March 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0981° N, 119.6650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0981&lon=-119.6650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76856, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76856-2018-05-31) (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 C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 260 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308002819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA132), Mar 9, 2014: Cessna 120 (N76856), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to initiate a course-reversal turn when the airplane was unable to attain sufficient altitude to cross a mountain range, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its…

## Other reports on N76856 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950601014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601014319A), Jun 1, 1995: Cessna 120 (N76856), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing behind airliner. Exited runway into mud. Nosed over. Blamed wake turbulence.

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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