# NTSB NYC69A0023: Cessna 120, N76424, Braintree, MA, August 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1968
- Place: Braintree, MA · BRAINTREE, MA
- Location: 42.2223° N, 70.9995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Braintree, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-70.9995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3799  68/8/24    BRAINTREE,MASS      CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 683
        TIME - 1939                    N76424              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 355 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINTREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       73
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED NITE LDG AT UNLIGHTED-UNATTENDED ARPT. NO PREVIOUS NITE OR INST FLT TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76424](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76424-1970-08-19), registration cancelled 1970-08-19, S/N 10850 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Braintree

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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