# NTSB MIA70D0067: Cessna 120, N72977, Medina, TN, July 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1969
- Place: Medina, TN · MEDINA, TN
- Location: 35.8186° N, 88.7904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8186&lon=-88.7904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2226   69/7/8    MEDINA,TENN         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N72977              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72977](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72977), registered now, S/N 10178 (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

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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