Cessna 120 N2103V
16 September 1982 · Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2103V, operated by Lock Wood Whigam, III, was involved in an accident near Hawkinsville, Georgia, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N2103V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lock Wood Whigam, III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hawkinsville → Hawkinsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA277
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
THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING IN A PEANUT FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TERRAIN WAS SOFTER THAN HE REALIZED, AND WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE, THE PLANE NOSED OVER. HE BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IT BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1982 | Cessna 120 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Edward B. Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1982 | Cessna 120 | Midvale, Idaho, United States | Leroy D. Grothans | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Cessna 120 | San Andreas, California, United States | Charles Anger | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1982 | Cessna 120 | Niles, Michigan, United States | Scott Riggenbach | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 120 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | John A Hauck | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1983 | Cessna 120 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 188B | Gibson, Georgia, United States | Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Cessna 310C | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Alvin E. Potter | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170A | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Leonard Heighton | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Cessna 210D | Near Commerce, Georgia, United States | Warren Pollock | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1982 | Cessna 150 | Buford, Georgia, United States | Earl Bouse | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 182L | Conyers, Georgia, United States | James C. White | No injuries | - |