# NTSB CHI72FLQ03: Cessna 120, N2224N, Shepherdsville, KY, August 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1971
- Place: Shepherdsville, KY · SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.9814° N, 85.7020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shepherdsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9814&lon=-85.7020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FLQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4442  71/8/29    SHEPHERDSVILLE,KY   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1128
        TIME - 1500                    N2224N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHEPHERDSVILLE,KY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ROLLING PASTURE USED AS AIRSTRIP.NO FENCE.COW RAN ONTO STRIP,CAME INTO PLTS VIEW TOO LATE TO AVOID
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2224N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

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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