# NTSB MKC80FER25: Cessna 120, N76542, Square Lake, MN, February 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1980
- Place: Square Lake, MN · SQUARE LAKE, MN
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FER25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1085   80/2/2    SQUARE LAKE,MN      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N76542              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SQUARE LAKE,MN              LAKE ELMO,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ROLLING SNOW COVERED FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76542](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76542), registered now, S/N 10978, built 1946 (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: Farm 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 19800202001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202001939A), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 120, Square Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Atempted take off on snow-covered farm field. Unable to gain flying speed. Aborted. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N76542 (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X3589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3589), Aug 25, 1964: Cessna 120 (N76542), West Salem, IL, substantial damage

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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