- Date
- July 6, 1979
- Place
- Madison, SD · MADISON, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2777NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790706019869A
- Case key
- 134299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3118 79/7/6 NR.MADISON,SD CESSNA 120 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N2777N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2777N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Madison Municipal
N2777NRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 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.