- Date
- April 27, 1974
- Place
- Verona, WI · VERONA, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76072Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740427018029A
- Case key
- 125993
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1960 74/4/27 VERONA,WIS CESSNA 120 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 160 TIME - 1615 N76072 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERONA AIR PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERONA,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL REMARKS- REMAINED LOW AFTER TKOF.ABRUPT CLIMB TO AVOID PWR LINES.STALLED,FELL OFF ON L WING TO NR VERT ATT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76072
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Verona Air Park
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.