# NTSB MKC81FCD01: Cessna 120, N77351, La Porte City, IA, November 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1980
- Place: La Porte City, IA · LA PORTE CITY, IA
- Location: 42.3138° N, 92.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3138&lon=-92.1909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3167  80/11/22 NR.LA PORTE CITY,IA   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 143
        TIME - 1030                    N77351              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHBURN,IA                 VINTON,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PARTS OF CARB AIR FILTER(PAPER ELEMENT) FOUND IN CARB VENTURI,LODGED UNDER VALVES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77351](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77351), registered now, S/N 11792, 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

## 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 19801122074199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122074199A), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 120, La Porte City, IA, Substantial damage. Lost power. Tried for sandbar. Crashed in river. Found parts of carb air filter in venturi and valves.

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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