# Accident 20190713011559A: Cessna 120, Summit, SC, July 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2019, 11:45 local time
- Place: Summit, SC
- Airport: Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9358° N, 81.4308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9358&lon=-81.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3886V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3886V-2021-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713011559A

## Narrative

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

N3886V TRANSITIONED FROM TOUCH AND GO TO CLIMB OUT ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE CLIMB OUT AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE RUNWAY.  DURING ROLL OUT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ERA19LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA226), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 120 (N3886V), Summit, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice formation.

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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