# NTSB DEN71DQG09: Cessna 120, N89852, Lovington, NM, July 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1970
- Place: Lovington, NM · LOVINGTON, NM
- Location: 32.9445° N, 103.3492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9445&lon=-103.3492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0910  70/7/12    LOVINGTON,N MEX     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 182
        TIME - 0645                    N89852              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVINGTON,N MEX             LOVINGTON,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-LARGE RABBIT RAN IN FRONT OF R GR.
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89852](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89852-1974-10-04), registration cancelled 1974-10-04, S/N 8586 (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: Lovington

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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