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Cessna 120 N3118N

19 June 1973 · Dewitt, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 June 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N3118N was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dewitt, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Dewitt, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Lerge
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 120
Registration
N3118N
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
E Lansing, Mich → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2019

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

WIND GUSTING 20K.PLT RPTD LDG GR CAUGHT IN THE SOIL AND WIND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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