OAK69D0013

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Angwin, CA · April 29, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1968
Place
Angwin, CA · ANGWIN, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N77248Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110470

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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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3-1715  68/4/29    ANGWIN,CALIF        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 331
        TIME - 1820                    N77248              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LDG IN AREA SURROUNDED BY 800 FT HILLS.ACFT UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N77248
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.