Cessna 120 N77320
21 January 1981 · Erie, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1981 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N77320 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Erie, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N77320
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0120
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
L TAILWHEEL/RUDDER SPRING DETACHED AT TAILWHEEL END, R SPRING DETACHED AT RUDDER END.NEW BRAKES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1981 | Cessna 120 | Philomath, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1981 | Cessna 120 | Bolivar, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1981 | Cessna 120 | Mexico Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1981 | Cessna 120 | Watsonville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1981 | Cessna 120 | Frost, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1980 | Cessna 120 | Aurora, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |