CircumFlightN89789 Cessna 120 accident
NTSB ATL86FA178 · 1986-06-21 · MARLTON, NJ
Docket — crew, injuries and powerplant
Factual narrative
ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES & CRASHED WHILE THE PLTS WERE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AEROBATICS WERE BEING PERFORMED AT AN ABOUT 500 FT AGL. THEY RPRTD THAT THE PLTS HAD MADE AN OVERHEAD MANEUVER (LOOP) & WERE RECOVERING FROM A DSCNT WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE TREES. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND. TOXICOLOGY CHECKS SHOWED THE LEFT SEAT OCCUPANT HAD A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.246% & THE RGT SEAT OCCUPANT'S BLOOD/ALCOLOL LVL WAS 0.218%. THE ACFT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED FOR AEROBATIC FLT.
Circumstances
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Weather conditions
- Visual Meteorological Cond
- Light condition
- Day
- Sky condition
- NONE
- Ceiling (ft)
- 0
- Visibility (sm)
- 25
- Wind direction
- 110
- Wind speed (kt)
- 5
- Temperature (F)
- 81
- Distance from field
- 0.0
- Airport elevation
- 0
Aircraft
| Registration | Make | Model | Damage | FAR part |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N89789 | CESSNA | 120 | DEST | 091 |
Sequence of events
| # | Occurrence | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 220 | Cruise |
| 2 | 230 | Cruise |
Findings
| Finding | |
|---|---|
| 20200 | factor |
| 24031 | cause |
| 24031 | cause |
| 24501 | |
| 24010 | cause |
| 24518 | cause |
| 33130 | cause |
| 33130 | cause |
| 40000 |