Cessna 120 N72193
18 March 1980 · Camp Hill, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1980 at about 18:35 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N72193 was involved in an accident during in flight near Camp Hill, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camp Hill, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N72193
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tappahannock, Va → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0257
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THREADS DMGD, CARB DRAIN PLUG LEAKING.LO COMPRESSION 2 CYLS- COMP RING WORN, OTR RINGS STUCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1980 | Cessna 120 | Aurora, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1980 | Cessna 120 | Union, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Cessna 120 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1980 | Cessna 120 | Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Cessna 120 | Afton, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 1980 | Cessna 120 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |