# NTSB CHI75DEM18: Cessna 120, N2339N, Burlington, MI, October 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1974
- Place: Burlington, MI · BURLINGTON, MI
- Location: 42.1038° N, 85.0775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1038&lon=-85.0775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3981  74/10/31   BURLINGTON,MICH     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 763
        TIME - 1400                    N2339N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 713 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NISWANDER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBION,MICH                 BURLINGTON,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO UNMARKED WIRES 300FT NORTH OF RWY 18 THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2339N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2339N), registered now, S/N 12579, 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: Niswander Farm

## 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 19741031042389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741031042389A), Oct 31, 1974: Cessna 120, Burlington, MI, Substantial damage. Flew into unmarked wires 300FT north of rwy 18 threshold.

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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