# NTSB MKC74DCA05: Cessna 120, N2099V, House Springs, MO, August 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: House Springs, MO · HOUSE SPRINGS, MO
- Location: 38.4089° N, 90.5701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of House Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4089&lon=-90.5701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2302  73/8/10    HOUSE SPRINGS,MO    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N2099V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MODERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICO,MO                   HOUSE SPRINGS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD BRAKING POOR DUE WET SOD RWY.HAD LND ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2099V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2099V-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 14324, built 1948 (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: Moders

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730810026519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810026519A), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna 120, House Springs, MO, Substantial damage. Plt rptd braking poor due wet sod rwy. Had lnd about halfway down rwy.

## Other investigations on N2099V (2)

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 GAA16CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA024), Oct 17, 2015: Cessna 120 (N2099V), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of excessive brake input during the recovery from the ground loop, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB CHI76FEM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM29), Feb 15, 1976: Cessna 120 (N2099V), Big Rapids, MI, 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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