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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Keosauqa, IA · June 30, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 30, 1974
Place
Keosauqa, IA · KEOSAUQA, IA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N89678Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740630017419A
Case key
126369

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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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3-1517  74/6/30  NR.KEOSAUQA,IOWA      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 467
        TIME - 1030                    N89678              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEOSAUQUA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KEOSAUQA,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED TO FLY LOW TO LOOK AT SOME RELATIVES LAND ADJACENT TO RIVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N89678
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Keosauqua Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.