# NTSB CHI75FET12: Cessna 120, N2571N, Sodus, MI, December 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1974
- Place: Sodus, MI · SODUS, MI
- Location: 42.0437° N, 86.3692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sodus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0437&lon=-86.3692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3888   74/12/2   SODUS,MICH          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2571N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEANER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENTON HARBOR,MICH          SODUS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW PASS TO CK FLD COND ENG DID NOT RESPOND DRG PULL UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2571N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2571N-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 12828 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deaner Field

## 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 19741202039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202039959A), Dec 2, 1974: Cessna 120, Sodus, MI, Substantial damage. Low pass to ck fld cond eng did not respond drg pull up.

## Other investigations on N2571N (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI72DEM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEM49), Feb 12, 1972: Cessna 120 (N2571N), Allegan, 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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