# NTSB SEA73DYG11: Cessna 120, N77336, Rockford, WA, August 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1972
- Place: Rockford, WA · ROCKFORD, WA
- Location: 47.4515° N, 117.1306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4515&lon=-117.1306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2971  72/8/14    ROCKFORD,WASH       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 203
        TIME - 1600                    N77336              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,WASH               SPOKANE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      83
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 1300FT DIRT AND SOD STRIP.
```

## 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: Farm Strip

## 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 SEA70DWD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWD04), Feb 28, 1970: Cessna 120 (N77336), Auburn, 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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