# NTSB OAK70DVA22: Cessna 120, N1926N, Turlock, CA, June 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1970
- Place: Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
- Location: 37.5055° N, 120.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turlock, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5055&lon=-120.8593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2378   70/6/5    TURLOCK,CALIF       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N1926N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURLOCK AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELMA,CALIF                 UKIAH,CALIF
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- ENCTRD HAZE AND SMOKE FROM BURNING FLDS.AIRPARK UNATTENDED,HIT IRRIGATION GATE AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1926N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1926N-2022-07-21), registration cancelled 2022-07-21, S/N 12170, 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: Turlock Airpark

## Other investigations on N1926N (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 CEN20CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA317), Jul 17, 2020: Cessna 120 (N1926N), Osceola, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots did not maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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