NYC77FNE24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Woodbridge, CT · June 26, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1977
Place
Woodbridge, CT · WOODBRIDGE, CT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1825VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770626019629A
Case key
147690

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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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3-1625  77/6/26    WOODBRIDGE,CT       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 415
        TIME - 1800                    N1825V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBRIDGE,CT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PR GAGE LINE SEPTD FM FITTING,ENG SEIZED.LNDD ON GOLF COURSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1825V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ansonia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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