MKC68D0040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Blaine, MN · June 20, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1967
Place
Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1739NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116123

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2031  67/6/20    BLAINE,MINN         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N1739N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N1739N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anoka County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.