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Cessna 120 N3141N

19 September 1970 · Harrold, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 September 1970 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N3141N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Harrold, South Dakota, 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 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Harrold, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 120
Registration
N3141N
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Solo
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Ft Collins, Colo → Faulkton, S Dak
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3762

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

MADE PRCTNRY LDG, HIGH OIL TEMP, ENG CHECKED OK TKOF ENG QUIT.PLT STATED, FOUND MIXT CTL LEAN POS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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