# NTSB MKC75FCD35: Cessna 120, N2279N, Dallas Center, IA, February 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Dallas Center, IA · DALLAS CENTER, IA
- Location: 41.6855° N, 93.9807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas Center, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6855&lon=-93.9807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0511  75/2/22    DALLAS CENTER,IA    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N2279N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUSBAND FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS CENTER,IA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2279N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279N), registered now, S/N 12519, built 1947 (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: Husband Field

## 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 19750222003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222003159A), Feb 22, 1975: Cessna 120, Dallas Center, IA, Substantial damage. Acft came to rest inverted.ELT did not activate.

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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