# NTSB SEA68F0076: Cessna 120, N2642N, North Bend, OR, July 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1967
- Place: North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3254  67/7/23    NORTH BEND,OREG     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N2642N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON BEACH. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN ENG COMPARTMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2642N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2642N), registered now, S/N 12900, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Lakeside

## Other investigations on N2642N (3)

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 WPR14CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA192), May 15, 2014: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Colville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA67D0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0290), Mar 27, 1967: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0107), Sep 5, 1965: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Reno, NV, 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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