Cessna 120 N2687N
5 May 1970 · Big Sandy, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1970 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2687N was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Big Sandy, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Sandy, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Sandy
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N2687N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1982
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
CROSSWIND LDG, GR LEG FAILED, SEPARATED IN A LINE ACROSS THE STEP BOLT HOLES.WIND GUSTING 18K
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1970 | Cessna 120 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1970 | Cessna 120 | Compton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Cessna 120 | Lovington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Cessna 120 | Denton, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1970 | Cessna 120 | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 120 | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |