# NTSB MIA71AM035: Cessna 120, N89865, Marietta, GA, October 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1970
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2035  70/10/23   MARIETTA,GA         CESSNA 120          CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N89865              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKAIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- R TK 3QTS FUEL,L TK 7GALS.FUEL SLCTR ON R TK.ATMTD TURN BACK TO ARPT.UNKN WHICH PLT FLYING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89865](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89865-1971-03-01), registration cancelled 1971-03-01, S/N 8910 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Parkaire

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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