FTW73DPG33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Beebe, AR · November 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1972
Place
Beebe, AR · BEEBE, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N76602Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168947

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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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3-3199   72/11/5   BEEBE,ARK           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N76602              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEEBE PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEBE,ARK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N76602
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beebe Private

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.