Cessna 120 N57N
12 January 2009 · Woodstock, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 2009 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N57N, operated by Kobs Edward J, was involved in an accident near Woodstock, Georgia, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Woodstock, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Acres (5GA4)
- Coordinates
- 34.1058, -84.4483
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N57N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kobs Edward J
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dalton → Woodstock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA171
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on the base leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot states that he applied carburetor heat and reduced the engine power to idle. He reported that when he turned onto the final leg, the airplane was lower than he wanted it be and that he advanced the throttle control, but the engine did not respond. The airplane subsequently struck trees prior to the runway and then impacted the ground. Both wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of the accident by the pilot about 1 month after the accident. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector was conducted about 6 weeks after the accident and did not reveal evidence of any preaccident malfunctions. A weather report from an airport located about 9 miles northeast of the accident site about the time of the accident indicated a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius (C) and a dew point of -7 degrees C.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 120 | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | Boeck Lothar S | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2009 | Cessna 120 | Mineral Canyon, Utah, United States | Aviation Facilities Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Cessna 120 | Rockland, Maine, United States | Hamilton William L | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2010 | Cessna 120 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | Drewyer Richard G | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2008 | Cessna 120 | Jesup, Georgia, United States | Virgil P. Warren, III | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2010 | Cessna 120 | Falls Village, Connecticut, United States | Willie Simon | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cessna T210M | Dalton, Georgia, United States | Star Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cessna 150J | Fairmount, Georgia, United States | Gore Cleveland | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Maule M-5-180C | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2009 | Cessna A188B | Pinehurst, Georgia, United States | A & C Ag Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Donalsonville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Bombardier CL-600-2B1 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | No injuries | - |