CHI72DET04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Warsaw, IN · August 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1971
Place
Warsaw, IN · WARSAW, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1831VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162876

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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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3-2938   71/8/8    WARSAW,IND          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N1831V              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARSAW,IND                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PVT PLT CK RIDE.PLT HIT TOE BRAKES DURING ROLLOUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1831V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Parker Field

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.