# NTSB NYC65F0071: Cessna 120, N4124N, Sykesville, MD, March 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1965
- Place: Sykesville, MD · SYKESVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.3721° N, 76.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sykesville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3721&lon=-76.9717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0377  65/3/14    SYKESVILLE MD       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4124N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBY WOLF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENGINE COWLING FASTENER FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4124N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4124N-1972-01-14), registration cancelled 1972-01-14, S/N 13587 (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: Hoby Wolf

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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