MKC72DCQ47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Beaumont, KS · February 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1972
Place
Beaumont, KS · BEAUMONT, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N33YCessna 120
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165476

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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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3-2029  72/2/13    BEAUMONT,KANS       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 290
        TIME - 1300                    N33Y                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,KANS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LNDD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N33Y
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaumont

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.