# NTSB MIA70D0210: Cessna 120, N1850N, Newton, MS, November 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1969
- Place: Newton, MS · NEWTON, MS
- Location: 32.3301° N, 89.1475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3301&lon=-89.1475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0210
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0210

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4345   69/11/6   NEWTON,MISS         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1850N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKEEFE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWTON,MISS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1850N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1850N-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 12094, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Okeefe

## Other investigations on N1850N (1)

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 MIA68F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0262), Oct 26, 1967: Cessna 120 (N1850N), Newton, MS, 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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