# Accident 19791123041879A: Cessna 185F, Lyons, NE, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lyons, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9359° N, 96.4723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyons, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9359&lon=-96.4723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80873-1992-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,018 total, 360 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123041879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR STRUCK FROZEN CHUNK OF GROUND ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD; CONTINUED FLIGHT, LANDED SAFELY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80DCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ17), Nov 23, 1979: Cessna 185F (N80873), Lyons, NE, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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