# NTSB MKC74DCG40: Cessna 120, N2702N, Monett, MO, June 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1974
- Place: Monett, MO · MONETT, MO
- Location: 36.9215° N, 93.9271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monett, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9215&lon=-93.9271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1535   74/6/4    MONETT,MO           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1615                    N2702N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  319 TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MONETT,MO                   RETURN                       LEBANON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LOW AREA ON RWY,WATER AND GRASS 6 TO 8 IN HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2702N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2702N), registered now, S/N 12960 (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: Monett

## 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 19740604016229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604016229A), Jun 4, 1974: Cessna 120, Monett, MO, Substantial damage. Low area on rwy,water and grass 6 to 8 in hi.

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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