# NTSB DEN66D0285: Cessna 120, N72233, Tremonton, UT, April 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1966
- Place: Tremonton, UT · TREMONTON, UT
- Location: 41.7170° N, 112.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tremonton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7170&lon=-112.1873&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 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0285

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0753  66/4/22    TREMONTON UT        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N72233              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TREMONTON UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72233-1972-11-20), registration cancelled 1972-11-20, S/N 9406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tremonton Ut

## Other investigations on N72233 (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 ANC72DAG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG84), Dec 18, 1971: Cessna 120 (N72233), Hope, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71FAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG74), Mar 22, 1971: Cessna 120 (N72233), Eagle River, AK, 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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