# NTSB SEA71DVQ23: Cessna 120, N72560, Elkton, OR, April 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1971
- Place: Elkton, OR · ELKTON, OR
- Location: 43.6381° N, 123.5703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6381&lon=-123.5703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DVQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1348  71/4/25    ELKTON,OREG         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 236
        TIME - 1530                    N72560              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKBOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKESIDE,OREG               CRESSWELL,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- APRX 2000FT DIRT STRIP,T/D ABT 500FT BFR RWY END.HIT TREES 150FT BYD END OF RWY.
```

## 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: Okbow

## 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 SEA69D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0119), Aug 16, 1968: Cessna 120 (N72560), Waldport, 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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