# NTSB NYC77FNA28: Cessna 120, N72101, N.Kingstown, RI, August 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1977
- Place: N.Kingstown, RI · N.KINGSTOWN, RI
- Location: 41.5501° N, 71.4662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Kingstown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5501&lon=-71.4662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2368  77/8/27    N.KINGSTOWN,RI      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 930
        TIME - 1115                    N72101              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKAHOE FRM APRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N.KINGSTOWN,RI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRACTOR DROVE ONTO RUNWAY AND STRUCK ACFT AS IT WAS TAXIING TO TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72101](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72101), registered now, S/N 9266, built 1946 (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
- Airport: Tuckahoe Frm Aprt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770827027869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770827027869A), Aug 27, 1977: Cessna 120, N.Kingstown, RI, Substantial damage. Tractor drove onto runway and struck acft as it was taxiing to takeoff.

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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