- Date
- May 5, 1973
- Place
- Councl Bluff, IA · COUNCL BLUFF, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3089NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730505011099A
- Case key
- 190409
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1358 73/5/5 COUNCL BLUFF,IOWA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 81 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N3089N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COUNCL BLUFF,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- REMOVED CARB HOSE NO FUEL,LOOSENED LINE L TANK TO FUEL VALVE,FUEL FLOWED.HARD BRAKING AVOID CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3089N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Council Bluffs
N3089NRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3089N · 1
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