NYC67D0435

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Jobstown, NJ · December 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 21, 1966
Place
Jobstown, NJ · JOBSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4221NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119930

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4128  66/12/21   JOBSTOWN NJ         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N4221N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM WINGS. DID NOT UNDERSTAND EFFECT OF ICE ON AIRFOIL/WING

Aircraft

Registration
N4221N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redwing

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.