Cessna 120 N76490
30 August 1984 · Hopedale, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1984 at about 22:31 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N76490 was involved in an accident near Hopedale, Illinois, 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 22:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hopedale, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4200, -89.4109
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N76490
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danville → Orwig
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA372
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
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT SAID HE WAS OPERATING ON THE LEFT TANK AND WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED HE REALIZED WHAT WAS WRONG AND EVEN THOUGH HE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TANKS THE ENGINE QUIT AND DID NOT RESTART. THE PLT WAS FLYING 500 FT AGL AND DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO DO MORE THAN PICK A FIELD AND LAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1984 | Cessna 120 | Larchwood, Iowa, United States | Gary Barbato | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1984 | Cessna 120 | Jayton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1983 | Cessna 120 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Cessna 120 | Irwindale, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 1985 | Cessna 120 | Saluda, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1985 | Cessna 120 | Strongsville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 99 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182K | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |