Cessna 120 N90109
1 August 1969 · Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 August 1969 at about 14:21 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N90109 was involved in an accident during in flight near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spruce Pines
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N90109
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Augusta, Ga → E Lansing Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2581
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THUNDERSTORMS OBSVD IN AREA.HORIZONTAL TAIL SURFACES SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.
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 |