Cessna 120 N2961N

Summary

On 21 July 2000 at about 19:12 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2961N, operated by Ronald G Boyte, was involved in an accident near Shawano, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 July 2000 at 19:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Shawano, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

44.7692, -88.5795

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N2961N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald G Boyte

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA213

Nobody was injured.

Inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor was the road embankment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane received substantial damage from ground impact with terrain during an aborted takeoff from an alfalfa field that was about 1,700 feet in length. The field had recently been harvested and the stubble was about 6 to 8 inches in height. The field had a slight incline in the direction of takeoff. The pilot reported the engine failed to produce adequate horsepower to depart the field. He reported the airplane settled back to the ground and went across a road embankment that damaged the fixed landing gear. An inspection of the airplane revealed the fuel tanks were full. The engine compression, sparks plugs, and pitot were checked and no anomalies were noted. The propeller blades were bent forward.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.