UNK65X1425

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Vanceboro, NC · February 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1965
Place
Vanceboro, NC · VANCEBORO, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72368Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180168

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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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3-0282  65/2/15    VANCEBORO NC        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 430
        TIME - 1730                    N72368              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N72368
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.