# NTSB CHI70DGD25: Cessna 120, N2756N, Burton, OH, May 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1970
- Place: Burton, OH · BURTON, OH
- Location: 41.4688° N, 81.1493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4688&lon=-81.1493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DGD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DGD25-201582

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2255  70/5/23    BURTON,OHIO         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 274
        TIME - 1400                    N2756N              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOSMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINSVILLE,OHIO             BURTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR STRUT FAILED AT MOUNTING STEP ATTACHMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2756N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2756N-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 13014, built 1947 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hosmer

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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