Cessna 120 N72233
18 December 1971 · Hope, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1971 at about 09:00 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N72233 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hope, Alaska, 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hope, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N72233
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Anchorage, Alas → Trapper Joe Lk, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4151
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
ENG RESPONDED POORLY DRG GO-AROUND, HIT TREES.HOSE, HEAT MUFF TO CARB HEAT BOX DISCONNECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 120 | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1971 | Cessna 120 | Elkton, Oregon, United States | David Policans | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1971 | Cessna 120 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1971 | Cessna 120 | Eagle River, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1971 | Cessna 120 | Shepherdsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1971 | Cessna 120 | Cambridge Spgs, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |