# NTSB CHI75FET19: Cessna 120, N73058, Topeka, IN, May 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1975
- Place: Topeka, IN · TOPEKA, IN
- Location: 41.5394° N, 85.5475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5394&lon=-85.5475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1339  75/5/15    TOPEKA,IN           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1925                    N73058              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 920 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOLINE,IL                   SALEM,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        REMARKS- EMGCY LDG DUE FUEL EX. PLT OBTAINED 5 GAL AUTO GS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73058](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73058-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 10270, 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

## 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 19750515011699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515011699A), May 15, 1975: Cessna 120, Topeka, IN, Substantial damage. Emgcy ldg due fuel ex. Plt obtained 5 gal auto gs.

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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