# NTSB CHI68A0102: Cessna 120, N2357N, Z, May 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1968
- Place: Z · Z, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3880  68/5/11    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2357N              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN,DAMAGE PRESUMED.PLT FOUND IN LAKE OFF WILMETTE,ILL. 5/30/68.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2357N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2357N-1970-09-16), registration cancelled 1970-09-16, S/N 12606 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2357N (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68D0186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0186), Jul 18, 1967: Cessna 120 (N2357N), Lebanon, IN, substantial damage

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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