# NTSB MKC77DCD03: Cessna 120, N388R, Forest City, IA, November 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1976
- Place: Forest City, IA · FOREST CITY, IA
- Location: 43.2571° N, 93.6366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2571&lon=-93.6366&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3543  76/11/14   FOREST CITY,IA      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1257                    N388R               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOREST CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST CITY,IA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        REMARKS- IP ON CTLS DRG ABORT,STUDENT ON THE BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N388R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388R-1977-11-15), registration cancelled 1977-11-15, S/N 8582 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Forest City

## 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 19761114035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761114035489A), Nov 14, 1976: Cessna 120, Forest City, IA, Substantial damage. Ip on ctls drg abort,student on the brakes.

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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