# NTSB NYC66F0520: Cessna 120, N2773N, Waldo, ME, February 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1966
- Place: Waldo, ME · WALDO, ME
- Location: 44.5126° N, 69.0761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldo, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5126&lon=-69.0761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0294  66/2/19    WALDO ME            CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N2773N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE DURING DESCENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2773N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2773N), registered now, S/N 13031, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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