NTSB Factual Report

On August 6, 2018, about 1251 central daylight time, a Cessna 120, N76524, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Pomona, Missouri. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The airplane departed about 1145 from the West Plains Regional Airport (UNO), West Plains, Missouri, on a local flight.

The pilot reported that he was departing UNO and was about 500 ft above ground level when the engine stopped producing power. He executed a forced landing to a field and during the landing rollout, the airplane collided with a fence and haybale which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

At 1253, the surface weather observation at the UNO, located about 2 nm northwest of the accident site was: wind 210° at 10 knots; visibility 10 miles; few clouds at 5,000 ft; temperature 33° C; dew point 21° C; and altimeter 30.15 inches of mercury.