# NTSB UNK65X1083: Cessna 120, N3036N, Yerington, NV, December 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1964
- Place: Yerington, NV · YERINGTON, NV
- Location: 38.9555° N, 119.1101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yerington, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9555&lon=-119.1101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3832  64/12/21   YERINGTON NEV       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 424
        TIME - 1330                    N3036N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YERINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                          45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          165                                                       50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3036N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3036N), registered now, S/N 13294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yerington

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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