# NTSB MKC68D0593: Cessna 120, N72715, Dallas Ctr., IA, May 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1968
- Place: Dallas Ctr., IA · DALLAS CTR., IA
- Location: 41.6855° N, 93.9807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas Center, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6855&lon=-93.9807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0593
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0593

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1405  68/5/21    DALLAS CTR.,IOWA    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N72715              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUSBAND FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72715](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72715), registered now, S/N 9894, 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: Husband Field

## Other investigations on N72715 (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 MKC66D0385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0385), Jan 9, 1966: Cessna 120 (N72715), Des Moines, IA, 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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