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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Robbinsdale, MN · April 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1964
Place
Robbinsdale, MN · ROBBINSDALE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2888NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184587

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0790   64/4/4    ROBBINSDALE MINN    CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N2888N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2888N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crystal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.