# NTSB UNK64X3706: Cessna 120, N3044N, White River, SD, August 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1964
- Place: White River, SD · WHITE RIVER, SD
- Location: 43.5671° N, 100.7449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White River, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5671&lon=-100.7449&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3706
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3706

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2708  64/8/31    WHITE RIVER S DAK   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3044N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3044N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3044N-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 13302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White River

## Other investigations on N3044N (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 DEN70D0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0145), Nov 16, 1969: Cessna 120 (N3044N), Akron, CO, 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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