# NTSB CHI74FEV50: Cessna 120, N3157N, Macomb, IL, May 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Macomb, IL · MACOMB, IL
- Location: 40.4702° N, 90.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macomb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4702&lon=-90.6830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1022  74/5/19    MACOMB,ILL          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 158
        TIME - 0930                    N3157N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACOMB CLUGSTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,ILL                  CARBONDALE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLANNED LDG AT MACOMB MUNI.DRG TKOF AT CLUGSTON  ACFT ROLLED INTO A POOL OF WATER ABT 4 IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3157N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3157N), registered now, S/N 13415, 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: Macomb Clugston

## 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 19740519013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013179A), May 19, 1974: Cessna 120, Macomb, IL, Substantial damage. Planned ldg at Macomb muni. Drg tkof at Clugston acft rolled into a pool of water abt 4 in deep.

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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