CHI65F0204

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Monticello, KY · May 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1965
Place
Monticello, KY · MONTICELLO, KY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72892Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177839

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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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3-1159  65/5/23    MONTICELLO KY       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N72892              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTICELLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N72892
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monticello

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.