# NTSB SEA69F0197: Cessna 120, N2551N, Beaverton, OR, February 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1969
- Place: Beaverton, OR · BEAVERTON, OR
- Location: 45.4781° N, 122.8171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaverton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4781&lon=-122.8171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0197
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0197

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0524  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2551N-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 12807, 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: Bernard

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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