NTSB investigations: Cessna 120

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 120, where the sequence of events included Loss of engine power (partial). Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20092026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 120 per year, 2009–2026: 7 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\" = '342' 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"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB WPR19LA233Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 120 · Livermore, CAA partial loss of engine power due to fouled spark plugs in the No. 4 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent loss of control during the initial climb.Aug 21, 2019 · N4237N · Substantial damageNTSB CEN19LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Hudson, COThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Oct 13, 2018 · N1881N · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Columbia, ILThe partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Mar 19, 2017 · N1915N · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12CA118Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Montague, MAThe pilot's delay in performing a rejected takeoff after experiencing an intermittent loss of engine power, which resulted in a runway excursion.Dec 17, 2011 · N89809 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10LA453Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Rockland, METhe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Aug 29, 2010 · N2493N · DestroyedNTSB ERA09LA407Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Morristown, TNThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 16, 2009 · N7227E · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Woodstock, GAA loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.Jan 12, 2009 · N57N · Substantial damage