# NTSB IAD70DLJ02: Cessna 120, N4071N, Chadbourne, NC, May 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1970
- Place: Chadbourne, NC · CHADBOURNE, NC
- Location: 34.3252° N, 78.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadbourn, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3252&lon=-78.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70DLJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DLJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2130   70/5/8    CHADBOURNE,NC       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N4071N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUMBERTON,NC                CHADBOURNE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WIRES AT DEP END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4071N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4071N), registered now, S/N 13529, 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: Hughes

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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