NYC76FHM18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Stormville, NY · February 12, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1976
Place
Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1676VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760212006289A
Case key
151976

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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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3-1302  76/2/12    STORMVILLE,NY       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 395
        TIME - 0700                    N1676V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORMVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
        REMARKS- PILOT RPT WINDSHIELD STRIPPING BREAKING LOOSE ON T/O.APPLIED BRAKES AFTER LND AND A/C NOSED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1676V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stormville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.