UNK64X1582

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Phoenix, AZ · May 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1964
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2507NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183813

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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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3-1133   64/5/3    PHOENIX ARIZ        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 221
        TIME - 1230                    N2507N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES                          VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2507N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deer Valley

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.

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