# NTSB NYC77FNE24: Cessna 120, N1825V, Woodbridge, CT, June 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Woodbridge, CT · WOODBRIDGE, CT
- Location: 41.3526° N, 73.0084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3526&lon=-73.0084&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1625  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1825V-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 14010 (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: Ansonia

## 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 19770626019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626019629A), Jun 26, 1977: Cessna 120, Woodbridge, CT, Substantial damage. Oil PR gage line septd fm fitting,eng seized. Lndd on golf course.

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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