CEN26LA323

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Llano, TX · September 23, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 23, 2026, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
Place
Llano, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1888NCessna 120
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
FAA
Case key
203862

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N1888N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Serial number
12132
Built
1947
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
KOJP · Sand Springs, OK
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
AQO · Llano Muni, runway 17/35, 4,202 × 75 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 9 knots, gusting 16
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
95 °F, dew point 64 °F
Altimeter
30.08 inHg
Observed at
KAQO
METAR
METAR KAQO 231835Z AUTO 09009G16KT 10SM FEW055 35/18 A3008 RMK AO2