# NTSB FTW70F0143: Cessna 120, N1769V, Osceola, AR, July 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1969
- Place: Osceola, AR · OSCEOLA, AR
- Location: 35.6902° N, 89.9883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osceola, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6902&lon=-89.9883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3341  69/7/30    OSCEOLA,ARK         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N1769V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST LOUIS,MO                 NEW ORLEANS,LA               OSCEOLA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1769V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769V-1974-08-02), registration cancelled 1974-08-02, S/N 13954 (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: Osceola Municipal

## Other investigations on N1769V (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW74FPG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG81), Jun 27, 1974: Cessna 120 (N1769V), Altheimer, AR, destroyed

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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