CHI70F0158

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Pecatonica, IL · July 11, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1969
Place
Pecatonica, IL · PECATONICA, IL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N76722Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166131

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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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3-3084  69/7/11    PECATONICA,ILL      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N76722              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECATONICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECATONICA,ILL              PECATONICA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N76722
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pecatonica

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.