# NTSB OAK73DVG06: Cessna 120, N1794N, Fall Rvr Ml, CA, July 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1972
- Place: Fall Rvr Ml, CA · FALL RVR ML, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2554  72/7/29    FALL RVR ML,CALIF   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1228                    N1794N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENTERPRISE,CALIF            FALL RVR ML,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1794N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1794N), registered now, S/N 12038, built 1946 (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: Fall River Mills

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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