SEA69F0197

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Beaverton, OR · February 21, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1969
Place
Beaverton, OR · BEAVERTON, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2551NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190887

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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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3-0524  69/2/21    BEAVERTON,OREG      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N2551N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERNARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON R TANK. APRXLY 5 1/2 QTS OF FUEL IN R TANK. 3 1/2 GALS IN L TANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2551N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bernard

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.