# NTSB CHI81FER17: Cessna 120, N76028, Frost, MN, March 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1981
- Place: Frost, MN · FROST, MN
- Location: 43.5846° N, 93.9247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frost, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5846&lon=-93.9247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0447  81/3/13    FROST,MN            CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 123
        TIME - 1730                    N76028              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMUNDSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUE EARTH,MN               FROST,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT BRACKET FAILED,ALUMINUM SUB FOR STEEL.R WHEEL OF ACFT CONTACTED SOFT SPOT,CENTER OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76028](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76028), registered now, S/N 10422, 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
- Airport: Amundson

## 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 19810313010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313010489A), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 120, Frost, MN, Substantial damage. Nosed over applying brakes on crosswind wheel landing while tail was still off ground.

## Other investigations on N76028 (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 CHI92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA163), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 120 (N76028), Elk River, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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