# Accident 20160918015729A: Cessna 120, Yolo, CA, September 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Yolo, CA
- Airport: Yolo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5725° N, 121.8569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5725&lon=-121.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76284, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76284) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 5 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA525) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918015729A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/18/16 THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON THE ROLLOUT AND WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AND FLIPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA525), Sep 18, 2016: Cessna 120 (N76284), Davis, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the seatbelt anchor…

## Other reports on N76284 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930510052029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930510052029A), May 10, 1993: Cessna 120 (N76284), Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power, night en route. Hit fence landing. Fuel tanks empty. Nosed over. No fuel smell. Unfavorable headwind.

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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