# NTSB investigations: Cessna 120: Runway excursion

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA140.md): Cessna 120 · Arcadia, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2025 · N3080N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA358.md): Cessna 120 · Mecosta, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2022 · N2902N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to depart on inadequate runway surface conditions that resulted in a loss of control after attempting to abort the takeoff, a runway excursion, and a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN22LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA103.md): Cessna 120 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2022 · N90129 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA027.md): Cessna 120 · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2017 · N72552 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA145.md): Cessna 120 · Columbia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2017 · N1915N · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA071.md): Cessna 120 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2016 · N120MD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA412.md): Cessna 120 · Belen, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2016 · N72580 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA16CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA304.md): Cessna 120 · Climax, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2016 · N77216 · Substantial damage
  > An evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence.
- [NTSB CEN14CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA260.md): Cessna 120 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2014 · N2774N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR14CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA192.md): Cessna 120 · Colville, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2014 · N2642N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA12CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA118.md): Cessna 120 · Montague, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 17, 2011 · N89809 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in performing a rejected takeoff after experiencing an intermittent loss of engine power, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071402')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '300' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence?model=2071402

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