- Date
- August 5, 1980
- Place
- Litchfield, IL · LITCHFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N20139Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800805034609A
- Case key
- 129673
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2092 80/8/5 LITCHFIELD,IL CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 71 TOTAL TIME - 2025 N20139 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITCHFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED WHEN ACFT HIT PWR LN DRG APCH AFTER SUNSET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20139
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Litchfield Muni
N20139Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2012 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.