CHI66D0022

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Bradford, IL · April 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1965
Place
Bradford, IL · BRADFORD, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2000VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178493

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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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3-1240  65/4/18  NR.BRADFORD ILL       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 101
        TIME - 1500                    N2000V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N2000V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.