# NTSB ANC74FAA74: Cessna 120, N2928N, White Mntn, AK, March 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1974
- Place: White Mntn, AK · WHITE MNTN, AK
- Location: 64.6824° N, 163.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Mountain, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6824&lon=-163.4128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74FAA74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2928N-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 13189, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White Mountain

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740311006629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740311006629A), Mar 11, 1974: Cessna 120, White Mntn, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on glare ice,un stop. Attmptd go arnd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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