# NTSB MIA75FKG33: Cessna 120, N1875N, Dawson, GA, September 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1974
- Place: Dawson, GA · DAWSON, GA
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3118  74/9/23    DAWSON,GA           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N1875N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRELL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            DAWSON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 12K. NO FAA RECORD OF PLT CERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1875N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1875N-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 12119, 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: Terrell County

## 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 19740923033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740923033409A), Sep 23, 1974: Cessna 120, Dawson, GA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 12K. No FAA record of plt cert.

## Other investigations on N1875N (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 WPR12LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA262), Jun 8, 2012: Cessna 120 (N1875N), Smith Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to corrosion-induced fatigue, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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