# NTSB NYC66F0264: Cessna 120, N3070N, Turner, ME, September 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1965
- Place: Turner, ME · TURNER, ME
- Location: 44.2578° N, 70.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2578&lon=-70.2579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2836  65/9/28    TURNER ME           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N3070N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWITCHELLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3070N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3070N-2004-04-02), registration cancelled 2004-04-02, S/N 13328, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twitchells

## Other investigations on N3070N (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 IAD01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA030), Jan 25, 2001: Cessna 120 (N3070N), Trenton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown in the snow after the airplane became prematurely airborne during an attempted takeoff. A factor was the pilot's inadequate training.

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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