# NTSB MKC70D0196: Cessna 120, N2533N, Valley City, ND, September 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1969
- Place: Valley City, ND · VALLEY CITY, ND
- Location: 46.9209° N, 98.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley City, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9209&lon=-98.0052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0196

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3859   69/9/3    VALLEY CITY,N DAK   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 153
        TIME - 1200                    N2533N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND FORKS,N DAK           VALLEY CITY,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND 15K GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2533N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2533N), registered now, S/N 12789, 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: Valley City

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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