FTW66F0118

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Laredo, TX · June 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1965
Place
Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N89857Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176810

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1645  65/6/29    LAREDO TEX          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 260
        TIME - 1745                    N89857              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N89857
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Laredo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.