DEN65A0048

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Albuquerque, NM · January 23, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 23, 1965
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N168DCessna 120
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180466

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0020  65/1/23  NR.ALBUQUERQUE N MEX  CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N168D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N168D
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.