# NTSB CHI79FEK21: Cessna 120, N1891N, Fredericktown, OH, August 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1979
- Place: Fredericktown, OH · FREDERICKTOWN, OH
- Location: 40.4785° N, 82.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericktown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4785&lon=-82.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2269  79/8/17    FREDERICKTOWN,OH    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 575
        TIME - 1217                    N1891N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAFT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICKTOWN,OH            LOCAL
        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)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNMARKED PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1891N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1891N), registered now, S/N 12135, 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: Craft

## 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 19790817023109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023109A), Aug 17, 1979: Cessna 120, Fredericktown, OH, Substantial damage. Hit unmarked power lines during final approach to airport. Crashed inverted.

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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