Cessna 120 N76542
2 February 1980 · Square Lake, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1980 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N76542 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Square Lake, Minnesota, 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Square Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N76542
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Lake Elmo, Mn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1085
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
ROLLING SNOW COVERED FARM FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1980 | Cessna 120 | Aurora, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1980 | Cessna 120 | Union, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Cessna 120 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1980 | Cessna 120 | Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1980 | Cessna 120 | Camp Hill, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Cessna 120 | Afton, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |