UNK64X2059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Rankin, TX · May 31, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1964
Place
Rankin, TX · RANKIN, TX
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2560NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183800

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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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3-1501  64/5/31    RANKIN TEX          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 4100
        TIME - 1145                    N2560N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UPTON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- MANEUVER TO AVOID WIRES.

Aircraft

Registration
N2560N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Upton County

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.