# NTSB SEA81DYM16: Cessna 120, N77434, Philomath, OR, January 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1981
- Place: Philomath, OR · PHILOMATH, OR
- Location: 44.5421° N, 123.3600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philomath, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5421&lon=-123.3600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0294  81/1/25    PHILOMATH,OR        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200
        TIME - 1355                    N77434              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKIRVIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORVALLIS,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77434](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77434-1988-05-18), registration cancelled 1988-05-18, S/N 11875 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skirvin

## 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 19810125001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001789A), Jan 25, 1981: Cessna 120, Philomath, OR, Substantial damage. Landed too fast, applied hard braking to stop on runway. Airplane nosed up.

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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