# NTSB DEN70D0041: Cessna 120, N3059N, Aurora, CO, July 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1969
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2206  69/7/27    AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2060
        TIME - 0950                    N3059N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - C AND S STRIP
        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
           TERRAIN - SANDY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3059N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3059N-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 13317 (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: C And S Strip

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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