# NTSB NYC79DNC37: Cessna 120, N3138N, Kents Hill, ME, July 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1979
- Place: Kents Hill, ME · KENTS HILL, ME
- Location: 44.4051° N, 70.0009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kents Hill, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4051&lon=-70.0009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DNC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2220  79/7/20    KENTS HILL,ME       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 531
        TIME - 1430                    N3138N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENTS HILL,ME               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE PUCKS GLAZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3138N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3138N-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 13396, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent Hill

## 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 19790720010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720010199A), Jul 20, 1979: Cessna 120, Kents Hill, ME, Substantial damage. Airplane ground looped on landing roll. Right landing gear collapsed. Found worn out brake lining.

## Other investigations on N3138N (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71FNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNC21), Apr 11, 1971: Cessna 120 (N3138N), Old Town, 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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