Cessna 120 N3099N
11 July 1986 · Riverton, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1986 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N3099N, operated by Richard E. Miller, was involved in an accident near Riverton, Wyoming, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverton, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Riverton (RIW)
- Coordinates
- 43.0295, -108.4100
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N3099N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard E. Miller
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Syracuse
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA194
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
PLT STATED AFTER ACCIDENT '... WE COULD NOT CLIMB AFTER INITIAL TAKEOFF AND A PWR LINE WAS COMING UP SO I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE PLANE STALLED.' THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 7,136 FEET MSL. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT LEAN THE MIXTURE FOR TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1986 | Cessna 120 | Columbia, California, United States | Glenn W. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Cessna 120 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Cessna 120 | Whitefield, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1986 | Cessna 120 | Magnolia, Kentucky, United States | Phillip B. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Cessna 120 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | Norman E. Hawbaker | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Cessna 120 | Marlton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1986 | Cessna TU206G | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Patrick M. Sellers | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1986 | Cessna 180J | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Willard McMillen | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1986 | Cessna R172K | Ft. Bridger, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 140 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Glen E. Latimer | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1986 | Hispano Aviacion ME109 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | James C. Wood | No injuries | - |