# NTSB MKC70F0281: Cessna 120, N1878N, Riverton, IA, November 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1969
- Place: Riverton, IA · RIVERTON, IA
- Location: 40.6869° N, 95.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6869&lon=-95.5686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4398  69/11/15   RIVERTON,IOWA       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 107
        TIME - 1415                    N1878N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DWARD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHENANDOAH,IOWA             HAMBURG,IOWA                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1878N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1878N-1971-03-23), registration cancelled 1971-03-23, S/N 12122, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dward Strip

## Other investigations on N1878N (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 MKC69D0353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0353-109659), Jun 10, 1968: Cessna 120 (N1878N), Green City, MO, 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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