# NTSB CHI71FDW40: Cessna 120, N3193N, Flint, MI, March 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1971
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDW40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0825   71/3/4    FLINT,MICH          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 147
        TIME - 1240                    N3193N              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           32                                                      340
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST LIFTED WING DRG LDG ROLL,SWERVED RIGHT,BECAME AIRBORNE ABT 50FT BFR CRASHING NOSE DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3193N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3193N), registered now, S/N 13451, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bishop

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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