# NTSB CHI74FEC18: Cessna 120, N4085N, Stockbridge, MI, October 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1973
- Place: Stockbridge, MI · STOCKBRIDGE, MI
- Location: 42.4491° N, 84.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockbridge, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4491&lon=-84.1757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3062  73/10/25 NR.STOCKBRIDGE,MICH   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1304
        TIME - 1215                    N4085N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         STOCKBRIDGE,MICH             GREGORY,MICH.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TKOF WITH APRX 4 GAL FUEL ON BOARD ENG QUIT WHILE ACFT IN STEEP CLB ANGLE TO 150FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4085N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085N-2016-03-17), registration cancelled 2016-03-17, S/N 13543, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis Strip

## 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 19731025033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025033819A), Oct 25, 1973: Cessna 120, Stockbridge, MI, Substantial damage. Tkof with aprx 4 gal fuel on board eng quit while acft in steep clb angle to 150FT AGL.

## Other investigations on N4085N (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA042), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

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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