UNK64X3784

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Vancouver, WA · September 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1964
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1782NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182042

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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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3-2767   64/9/5    VANCOUVER WASH      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N1782N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 1650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N1782N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pearson Airpark

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.