- Date
- June 2, 1974
- Place
- N Bass Islnd, OH · N BASS ISLND, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N90004Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740602028039A
- Case key
- 130082
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2499 74/6/2 N BASS ISLND,OHIO CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 133 TIME - 1120 N90004 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BASS ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N BASS ISLND,OHIO DEFIANCE,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- DEFORMATION OF R ELEV LWR LEADING EDGE RESTRICTED ELEV MOVEMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90004
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Bass Island
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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.
Other investigations on N90004 · 1
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