# NTSB CHI75DEM10: Cessna 120, N2948N, Paw Paw, MI, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Paw Paw, MI · PAW PAW, MI
- Location: 42.2142° N, 85.8922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paw Paw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2142&lon=-85.8922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3100  74/9/14    PAW PAW,MICH        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 523
        TIME - 1930                    N2948N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIDNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAW PAW,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2948N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Widner

## 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 19740914034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914034879A), Sep 14, 1974: Cessna 120, Paw Paw, MI, 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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