# NTSB NYC80FGT07: Cessna 120, N1885N, Lititz, PA, March 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1980
- Place: Lititz, PA · LITITZ, PA
- Location: 40.1540° N, 76.3043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lititz, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1540&lon=-76.3043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0244   80/3/4    LITITZ,PA           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 143
        TIME - 0800                    N1885N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,PA                LITITZ,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RUNWAY SURFACE COVERED WITH FROST. A/C NOSED OVER AFTER L/MG HIT RUT IN FARM FIELD ON OVERRUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1885N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800304005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304005199A), Mar 4, 1980: Cessna 120, Lititz, PA, Substantial damage. Overshot runway on landing roll. Ran off end, overturned. Sod runway. Frost on grass.

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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