# NTSB MKC75FCJ44: Cessna 120, N2111V, Milford, NE, January 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1975
- Place: Milford, NE · MILFORD, NE
- Location: 40.7719° N, 97.0543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7719&lon=-97.0543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0043   75/1/8    MILFORD,NE          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 269
        TIME - 1630                    N2111V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRETE,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LDG APCH.INADVERTENT LDG,PLT MISJUDGED ALT DUE LARGE EXPANSE OF SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2111V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2111V), registered now, S/N 14684 (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

## 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 19750108000519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750108000519A), Jan 8, 1975: Cessna 120, Milford, NE, Substantial damage. Practice forced ldg apch. Inadvertent ldg,plt misjudged alt due large expanse of snow.

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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