- Date
- August 17, 1985, 15:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4113NCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850817045399A
- Case key
- 16751
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Analysis
The plt stated after the accident that she had landed and the acft rolled aprx 600 ft when she attempted to turn off onto the taxiway while the acft was traveling at a moderate speed. A witness stated that he saw the trees 'lock up' as the acft approached the taxiway and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4113N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13571
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ben And Phyllis Kramer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1985
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Destination
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Airport
- 48V · Tri County, runway 33, 5,400 × 65 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.