LAX67F0061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Esa, AZ · July 22, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1966
Place
Esa, AZ · ESA, AZ
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2010VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121761

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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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3-3087  66/7/22    ESA ARIZ            CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 425
        TIME - 2145                    N2010V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2010V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Falcon

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.