CHI69D0122

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Mannsville, KY · August 2, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1968
Place
Mannsville, KY · MANNSVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2536NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108743

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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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3-2639   68/8/2    MANNSVILLE,KY       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 415
        TIME - 1000                    N2536N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N2536N
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.