# NTSB investigations: Cessna 120: Collision during takeoff/land

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 CEN23LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA098.md): Cessna 120 · Eagle River, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2023 · N73034 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unsuitable surface which resulted in collision with an object.
- [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 ANC20CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA054.md): Cessna 120 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2020 · N72536 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during final approach to landing, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB WPR19LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA233.md): Cessna 120 · Livermore, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2019 · N4237N · Substantial damage
  > A 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.
- [NTSB GAA18CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA221.md): Cessna 120 · Iola, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2018 · N1807V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to reject the takeoff from a snow-covered grass surface, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA017.md): Cessna 120 · Falls Village, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2010 · N89603 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

## 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" = '490' 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/490/sequence?model=2071402

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