# NTSB FTW71AF017: Cessna 120, N3570V, Whitney, TX, October 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1970
- Place: Whitney, TX · WHITNEY, TX
- Location: 31.9524° N, 97.3198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9524&lon=-97.3198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1524   70/10/4   WHITNEY,TEX         CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 500
        TIME - 1545                    N3570V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WHITNEY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITNEY,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLEW BY RELATIVES BOAT ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE LAKE. STALLED DURING STEEP PULL UP. ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3570V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3570V-2011-01-05), registration cancelled 2011-01-05, S/N 14845, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Whitney Park

## Other investigations on N3570V (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 UNK64X0479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0479), Feb 6, 1964: Cessna 120 (N3570V), Metamora, IL, substantial damage

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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