UNK64X1847

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Watervliet, MI · May 19, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1964
Place
Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77208Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184012

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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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3-1341  64/5/19    WATERVLIET MICH     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0640                    N77208              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVLIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N77208
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Watervliet

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.