# NTSB LAX66F0107: Cessna 120, N2642N, Reno, NV, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2769   65/9/5    RENO NEV            CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N2642N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2642N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2642N), registered now, S/N 12900, 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: Reno

## Other investigations on N2642N (3)

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 WPR14CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA192), May 15, 2014: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Colville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA68F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0076), Jul 23, 1967: Cessna 120 (N2642N), North Bend, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA67D0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0290), Mar 27, 1967: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Roseburg, OR, 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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