# NTSB FTW75DRD24: Cessna 120, N76235, Golden Meadow, LA, December 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1974
- Place: Golden Meadow, LA · GOLDEN MEADOW, LA
- Location: 29.3866° N, 90.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden Meadow, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3866&lon=-90.2729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4048  74/12/31   GOLDEN MEADOW,LA    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 440
        TIME - 1530                    N76235              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 427 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    GOLDEN MEADOW,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD IN GRASS FLD,L WHEEL HIT MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N76235 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741231041879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741231041879A), Dec 31, 1974: Cessna 120, Golden Meadow, LA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd in grass fld,l wheel hit mound.

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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