# NTSB NYC77FNC45: Cessna 120, N1946N, Limerick, ME, August 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Limerick, ME · LIMERICK, ME
- Location: 43.6884° N, 70.7937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limerick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6884&lon=-70.7937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3171   77/8/9    LIMERICK,ME         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 101
        TIME - 0800                    N1946N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRYEBURG,ME                 LIMERICK,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1946N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1946N-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 12186, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Saco Valley

## 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 19770809023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809023949A), Aug 9, 1977: Cessna 120, Limerick, ME, Substantial damage

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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