Cessna 120 N89954
12 September 2011 · Camden, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 2011 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N89954, operated by Fly-A-Way LLC, was involved in an accident near Camden, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camden, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrell Field Airport (CDH)
- Coordinates
- 33.6228, -92.7633
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N89954
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fly-A-Way LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Camden → Camden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA644
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadvertent braking during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While taxiing the tailwheel-equipped airplane after landing, the flight instructor was demonstrating to the student some taxi techniques. During the demonstration, the flight instructor inadvertently applied the brakes, causing the airplane to nose over. Postaccident examination of the airplane indicated that the vertical stabilizer and rudder were crushed. The flight instructor reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2011 | Cessna 120 | Montague, Massachusetts, United States | Roske John L | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Cessna 120 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | Mayfield Bruce J | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Cessna 120 | Cordele, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Cessna 120 | Rockland, Maine, United States | Hamilton William L | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2012 | Cessna 120 | Smith Valley, Nevada, United States | Valley View Flyers LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2010 | Cessna 120 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | Drewyer Richard G | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2011 | Cessna A185F | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | Ten South Skywagon LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2011 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, United States | Frost Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Piper PA-28-181 | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Texarkana Flying Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2011 | Schweizer G-164B | Cash, Arkansas, United States | Raymond Kennth Crider | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Athleimer, Arkansas, United States | Swan Lake Flying Services Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Swan Lake, Arkansas, United States | Swan Lake Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |