CHI72DEI19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Milan, OH · October 3, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1971
Place
Milan, OH · MILAN, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77293Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164316

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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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3-3827   71/10/3   MILAN,OHIO          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1350
        TIME - 1500                    N77293              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD INN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,OHIO              MILAN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 2/3 OF RWY LINED W TREES,PLT LOST CTL PAST TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N77293
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Homestead Inn

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.