# NTSB LAX70FUQ08: Cessna 120, N77446, Santa Maria, CA, February 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1970
- Place: Santa Maria, CA · SANTA MARIA, CA
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0825   70/2/8    SANTA MARIA,CALIF   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N77446              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MARIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MARIA,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD LITTLE CONVENTIONAL GR EXPERIENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77446](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77446), registered now, S/N 11889, built 1946 (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: Santa Maria

## Other investigations on N77446 (2)

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 LAX66F0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0064), Aug 10, 1965: Cessna 120 (N77446), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66D0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0129), Aug 9, 1965: Cessna 120 (N77446), Santa Maria, CA, 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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