# NTSB SEA70DWD04: Cessna 120, N77336, Auburn, WA, February 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1970
- Place: Auburn, WA · AUBURN, WA
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DWD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1119  70/2/28    AUBURN,WASH         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 406
        TIME - 1045                    N77336              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ORCHARD,WASH           AUBURN,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CRAB. 45 DEG R X-WIND 12K GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77336](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77336-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 11778, 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: Auburn

## Other investigations on N77336 (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 ANC14CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA024), Apr 28, 2014: Cessna 120 (N77336), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA73DYG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG11), Aug 14, 1972: Cessna 120 (N77336), Rockford, WA, 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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