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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · White Mntn, AK · March 11, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1974
Place
White Mntn, AK · WHITE MNTN, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2928NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740311006629A
Case key
186583

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0546  74/3/11    WHITE MNTN,ALAS     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 197
        TIME - 1750                    N2928N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOME,ALAS                   RETURN                       WHITE MNTN,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- LND ON GLARE ICE,UN STOP.ATTMPTD GO ARND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2928N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
White Mountain

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.