# NTSB DEN85LA223: Cessna 120, N4113N, Erie, CO, August 17, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1985, 15:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Erie, CO
- Coordinates: 40.019039, -105.040016 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0190&lon=-105.0400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16751/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA223

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13571
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 57; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850817045399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817045399A), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna 120, Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Tried to turn off the runway while rolling too fast after landing and nosed over.

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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