- Date
- April 23, 1972
- Place
- The Dalles, TX · THE DALLES, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76892Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166041
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1777 72/4/23 THE DALLES,TEX CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 195 TIME - 1330 N76892 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THE DALLES,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO DITCH,LDG IN WHEAT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76892
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N76892Registration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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