# NTSB MKC74FCD45: Cessna 120, N89678, Keosauqa, IA, June 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1974
- Place: Keosauqa, IA · KEOSAUQA, IA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1517  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89678-1974-08-01), registration cancelled 1974-08-01, S/N 8726, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Keosauqua Muni

## 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 19740630017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630017419A), Jun 30, 1974: Cessna 120, Keosauqa, IA, Destroyed. Plt decided to fly low to look at some relatives land adjacent to river.

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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