CHI72DEM49

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Allegan, MI · February 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1972
Place
Allegan, MI · ALLEGAN, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2571NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165587

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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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3-0903  72/2/12    ALLEGAN,MICH        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N2571N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PADGHAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLEGAN,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PLT OF N2571N TAXIING ON RWY SUDDENLY SAW OTR ACFT ON FINAL,TAXIED INTO SNWBNK.OTR ACFT WENT ARND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2571N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Padghan

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.

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