# NTSB CHI70FBJ39: Cessna 120, N2519N, Gobles, MI, June 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1970
- Place: Gobles, MI · GOBLES, MI
- Location: 42.3617° N, 85.8774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gobles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3617&lon=-85.8774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1078  70/6/23    GOBLES,MICH         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 152
        TIME - 2010                    N2519N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESLER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOBLES,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- OVR AREA UNSUITABLE FOR LDG.DITCHED IN GREAT BEAR LAKE.ACFT SANK IN WATER 100 FT DEEP,LATER RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2519N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2519N-1971-04-02), registration cancelled 1971-04-02, S/N 12777, 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: Wesler Field

## Other investigations on N2519N (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 CHI66F0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0126), Jul 29, 1965: Cessna 120 (N2519N), Holland City, MI, 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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