# NTSB MKC67D0384: Cessna 120, N72775, Buyek, MN, December 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1966
- Place: Buyek, MN · BUYEK, MN
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0384
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0384

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4139  66/12/26   BUYEK MINN          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 120
        TIME - 1300                    N72775              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL STRUCK 3-FOOT SNOWBANK AT APPROACH END OF CLEARED AREA ON SNOW-COVERED,FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72775](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72775), registered now, S/N 9958, 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

## Other investigations on N72775 (2)

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 ANC00LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA123), Sep 14, 2000: Cessna 120 (N72775), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the passenger's inadvertent interference with the controls, and a ditch along the runway.
- [NTSB MKC66F0378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0378), Dec 5, 1965: Cessna 120 (N72775), Eveleth, MN, 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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