# NTSB FTW77FPM15: Cessna 120, N3067N, Bristow, OK, July 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1977
- Place: Bristow, OK · BRISTOW, OK
- Location: 35.8331° N, 96.3944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristow, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8331&lon=-96.3944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1435   77/7/2  NR.BRISTOW,OK         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 191
        TIME - 0750                    N3067N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    CHILDRESS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT BANK AT END OF RNWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3067N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3067N), registered now, S/N 13325, built 1947 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jones Memorial

## 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 19770702018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702018489A), Jul 2, 1977: Cessna 120, Bristow, OK, Substantial damage. Dirt bank at end of rnwy

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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