# NTSB MIA81DKJ05: Cessna 120, N1828V, Mexico Beach, FL, February 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1981
- Place: Mexico Beach, FL · MEXICO BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.9451° N, 85.4090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mexico Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9451&lon=-85.4090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0646  81/2/26    MEXICO BEACH,FL     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N1828V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1113 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNPREPARED STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICO BEACH,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W DUMPTRUCK AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1828V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1828V-2013-07-18), registration cancelled 2013-07-18, S/N 14046, built 1947 (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: Unprepared Strip

## 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 19810226005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226005929A), Feb 26, 1981: Cessna 120, Mexico Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff from unimproved strip. Struck a vehicle shortly after liftoff.

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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