# NTSB investigations: Cessna 120, NV

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 WPR14FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA132.md): Cessna 120 · Carson City, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2014 · N76856 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to initiate a course-reversal turn when the airplane was unable to attain sufficient altitude to cross a mountain range, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall…
- [NTSB WPR12LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA262.md): Cessna 120 · Smith Valley, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2012 · N1875N · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to corrosion-induced fatigue, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB OAK74FVW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW06.md): Cessna 120 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1973 · N76562 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FVW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW21.md): Cessna 120 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 5, 1972 · N2801N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0107.md): Cessna 120 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1965 · N2642N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1083.md): Cessna 120 · Yerington, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 21, 1964 · N3036N · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NV' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071402&state=NV

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