# NTSB CHI75DEM09: Cessna 120, N89982, East Tawas, MI, December 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1974
- Place: East Tawas, MI · EAST TAWAS, MI
- Location: 44.2908° N, 83.4838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Tawas, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2908&lon=-83.4838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89982), registered now, S/N 9034, built 1946 (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: Iosco County

## 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 19741212042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741212042199A), Dec 12, 1974: Cessna 120, East Tawas, MI, Substantial damage. Wheel ldg,drg roll plt looked dwn at inst. Acft turned r off rwy entrd snow.

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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