# NTSB ANC80DAG70: Cessna 120, N1728N, Egegik, AK, May 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1980
- Place: Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
- Location: 58.2724° N, 157.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egegik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2724&lon=-157.5131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1557  80/5/15    EGEGIK,AK           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 271
        TIME - 1815                    N1728N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EGEGIK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EGEGIK,AK                   NAKNEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1728N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1728N-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N 11972, built 1946 (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: Egegik

## 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 19800515025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515025769A), May 15, 1980: Cessna 120, Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane settled back to runway after liftoff in gusty wind. Pilot then lost directional control. Ran off runway.

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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