- Date
- April 11, 1971
- Place
- Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3138NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161028
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1278 71/4/11 OLD TOWN,ME CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N3138N PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEWITT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BANGOR,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF RWY,PLT HIT BRAKES,PUSHED FWD ON FLT CTLS. ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3138N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dewitt Field
N3138NRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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Other investigations on N3138N · 1
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