CHI75DEM09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · East Tawas, MI · December 12, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1974
Place
East Tawas, MI · EAST TAWAS, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N89982Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741212042199A
Case key
144453

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3988  74/12/12   EAST TAWAS,MICH     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1733                    N89982              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOSCO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST TAWAS,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- WHEEL LDG,DRG ROLL PLT LOOKED DWN AT INST.ACFT TURNED R OFF RWY ENTRD SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N89982
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Iosco County

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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.