# NTSB SEA77DYI01: Cessna 120, N77407, Crane, OR, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Crane, OR · CRANE, OR
- Location: 43.4179° N, 118.5875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crane, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4179&lon=-118.5875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYI01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYI01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3617   76/10/2   CRANE,OR            CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N77407              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIELDS,OR                   CRANE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LDG ON GRAVEL RD BY CAR LTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77407](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77407-2004-06-18), registration cancelled 2004-06-18, S/N 11848, 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 C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761002031649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002031649A), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 120, Crane, OR, Substantial damage. Ldg on gravel rd by car lts.

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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