# NTSB SEA69D0119: Cessna 120, N72560, Waldport, OR, August 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1968
- Place: Waldport, OR · WALDPORT, OR
- Location: 44.4198° N, 124.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4198&lon=-124.0658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3900  68/8/16    WALDPORT,OREG       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N72560              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKONDA BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72560](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72560), registered now, S/N 9730 (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: Wakonda Beach

## Other investigations on N72560 (2)

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 ERA10LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA189), Mar 25, 2010: Cessna 120 (N72560), Annapolis, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA71DVQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ23), Apr 25, 1971: Cessna 120 (N72560), Elkton, OR, 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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