Plane Crash List

Cessna 120 N2100V

16 February 1993 · Battleground, Washington, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 16 February 1993 at about 16:10 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2100V, operated by Wills, Charles R., was involved in an accident near Battleground, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Battleground, Washington, United States
Coordinates
45.7995, -122.4805
Aircraft
Cessna 120
Registration
N2100V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Wills, Charles R.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Orchards → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA93LA066

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN CONDITION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND, POWER LINES AND TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND TO THE WEST ON A 1300 FOOT TURF AIRSTRIP. THE WEST EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP TERMINATED IN POWER LINES AND TREES ESTIMATED TO BE 80 FEET TALL. A SINGLE WHEEL TRACK WAS OBSERVED BEGINNING 405 FEET FROM THE WEST EDGE OF THE STRIP AND PROGRESSING 45 FEET. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE 'SAW THE PLANE GO UP AND OVER THE TREES' AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT 'WENT STRAIGHT UP AND STALLED' AFTER WHICH IT 'ROLLED OVER A COMPLETE 180 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED ON ITS NOSE.' THE WITNESS REPORTED STRONG WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND SURFACE WIND OBSERVATIONS AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 13 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST WERE FROM 090 DEGREES IN THE TEENS WITH GUSTS IN THE 30'S.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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1 Jan 1993 Cessna 120
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Bessemer, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
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3 May 1992 Cessna 120
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no coordinates
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12 Aug 1994 Cessna 120
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19 Jul 1992 Cessna 120
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