UNK65X1363

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Half Moon Bay, CA · January 28, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1965
Place
Half Moon Bay, CA · HALF MOON BAY, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1868NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179670

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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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3-1053  65/1/28    HALF MOON BAY CAL   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N1868N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 3800 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N1868N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.