CHI69D0318

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Richland Ctr, WI · October 12, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1968
Place
Richland Ctr, WI · RICHLAND CTR, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2874NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107949

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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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3-3706  68/10/12   RICHLAND CTR,WIS    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 265
        TIME - 1620                    N2874N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N2874N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Richland

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.