# NTSB MIA79FA130: Cessna 120, N72504, Vicksburg, MS, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Vicksburg, MS · VICKSBURG, MS
- Location: 32.3526° N, 90.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3526&lon=-90.8779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3086  79/9/29  NR.VICKSBURG,MS       CESSNA 120          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1484
        TIME - 1234                    N72504              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINDS CO SAFETY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VICKSBURG,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PIC HAD ATHEROSCLEROTIC SEVERE HEART DISEASE AND WAS UNDER MEDICATION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72504](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72504-1981-07-07), registration cancelled 1981-07-07, S/N 9674 (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: Hinds Co Safety

## 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 19790929037019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929037019A), Sep 29, 1979: Cessna 120, Vicksburg, MS, Destroyed. Wing strut attach fitting failed on climb out from pvt strip. Wing folded. Acft hit trees. Corrosion induced failure

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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