UNK65X1027

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Avon, OH · December 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1964
Place
Avon, OH · AVON, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N81068Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180245

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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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3-3646  64/12/16   AVON OHIO           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1000
        TIME - 1530                    N81068              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N81068
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Avon

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.