# NTSB CHI73FEM71: Cessna 120, N3118N, Dewitt, MI, June 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Dewitt, MI · DEWITT, MI
- Location: 42.8388° N, 84.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeWitt, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8388&lon=-84.5838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2019  73/6/19    DEWITT,MICH         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 56,
        TIME - 1300                    N3118N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     1722 TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LERGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          E LANSING,MICH              DEWITT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      81
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.PLT RPTD LDG GR CAUGHT IN THE SOIL AND WIND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3118N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lerge

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730619021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619021219A), Jun 19, 1973: Cessna 120, Dewitt, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.plt rptd ldg gr caught in the soil and wind flipped the aircraft.

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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