# NTSB MKC71DCD31: Cessna 120, N3593V, Fairfield, IA, October 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1970
- Place: Fairfield, IA · FAIRFIELD, IA
- Location: 41.0064° N, 91.9666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0064&lon=-91.9666&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 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3950  70/10/15   FAIRFIELD,IOWA      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 107
        TIME - 1420                    N3593V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,IOWA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3593V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593V-1976-03-08), registration cancelled 1976-03-08, S/N 14861, built 1948 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfield Muni

## Other investigations on N3593V (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 MIA76AM045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM045), Nov 22, 1975: Cessna 120 (N3593V), Warner Robins, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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