# NTSB CHI76FEM29: Cessna 120, N2099V, Big Rapids, MI, February 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1976
- Place: Big Rapids, MI · BIG RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 43.6997° N, 85.4813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6997&lon=-85.4813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0443  76/2/15    BIG RAPIDS,MI       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 2025                    N2099V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBEN HOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,MI                  BIG RAPIDS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           25                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2099V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2099V-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 14324, built 1948 (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: Roben Hood

## 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 19760215003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760215003459A), Feb 15, 1976: Cessna 120, Big Rapids, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2099V (2)

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 GAA16CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA024), Oct 17, 2015: Cessna 120 (N2099V), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of excessive brake input during the recovery from the ground loop, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB MKC74DCA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA05), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna 120 (N2099V), House Springs, MO, 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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