# NTSB DEN74AD023: Cessna 120, N3754V, Wiggins, CO, November 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Wiggins, CO · WIGGINS, CO
- Location: 40.2284° N, 104.0728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiggins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2284&lon=-104.0728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3407  73/11/17   WIGGINS,COLO        CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 298
        TIME - 1530                    N3754V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRAY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WIGGINS,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- DEP STRIP,OBS AT LOW ALT.CLRD PWR LINES,DOVE NR GRND & ENTERED STEEP CLIMB TO ABT 500 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3754V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3754V-1974-01-23), registration cancelled 1974-01-23, S/N 15045, built 1949 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Spray Strip

## 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 19731117038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117038629A), Nov 17, 1973: Cessna 120, Wiggins, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dep strip,OBS at low alt. Clrd pwr lines,dove nr grnd & entered steep climb to abt 500 ft AGL.

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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