# NTSB UNK64X2070: Cessna 120, N76185, Sylacauga, AL, June 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1964
- Place: Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Location: 33.1887° N, 86.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylacauga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1887&lon=-86.2748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1515   64/6/2    SYLACAUGA ALA       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N76185              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76185](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76185-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 10582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N76185 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66F0213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0213), Sep 12, 1965: Cessna 120 (N76185), Holtville, AL, substantial damage

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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