# NTSB LAX77DUJ15: Cessna 120, N120Y, Salome, AZ, December 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1976
- Place: Salome, AZ · SALOME, AZ
- Location: 33.7811° N, 113.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salome, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7811&lon=-113.6147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3826  76/12/21   SALOME,AZ           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 402
        TIME - 1100                    N120Y               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 294 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANTA ANA,CA                WENDEN,AZ                    BLYTHE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON DESERT ROAD,& HIT WASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N120Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120Y), registered now, S/N 9514, 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

## 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 19761221041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761221041499A), Dec 21, 1976: Cessna 120, Salome, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd on desert road,& hit wash.

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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