Cessna 120 N76173
3 September 1965 · Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1965, a Cessna 120 registered N76173 was involved in an accident during in flight near Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N76173
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Knoxville, Tenn → Charlotte, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1115
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
RCVRD 11/29/74.STRUCK MTN AT APRX 3800FT MSL IN WINGS LVL ATTITUDE.PHASE OF FLT UNKNOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1965 | Cessna 120 | Kalispell Mont, Montana, United States | Alpine FLG CLB | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1965 | Cessna 120 | Reno Nev, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1965 | Cessna 120 | Chilcoot Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1965 | Cessna 120 | Bradford Ill, Illinois, United States | Rushville F C | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1965 | Cessna 120 | Holland City Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1965 | Cessna 120 | Quincy Calif, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |