Cessna 120 N72392
18 October 1969 · Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1969 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N72392 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N72392
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Allegheny River → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3757
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STALLED DURING L TURN AFTER T/O FROM RIVER.APROXLY 40 LBS OVER T/O WT. FLOAT EQPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1969 | Cessna 120 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Cessna 120 | Kingstree, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1969 | Cessna 120 | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1969 | Cessna 120 | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1969 | Cessna 120 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1969 | Cessna 120 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |