CHI66F0072

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Fergus Falls, MN · June 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1965
Place
Fergus Falls, MN · FERGUS FALLS, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1707VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177522

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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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3-1640  65/6/12    FERGUS FALLS MINN   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 114
        TIME - 1510                    N1707V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHELSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N1707V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Michelson

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.