- Date
- August 2, 1978
- Place
- Kimball, NE · KIMBALL, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16DFCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780802024239A
- Case key
- 140650
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2010 78/8/2 KIMBALL,NE CESSNA 120 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1356 TIME - 2130 N16DF PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBALL MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH PLATTE,NE KIMBALL,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16DF
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kimball Muni
N16DFRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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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.