# Incident 19800206020839I: Cessna 172, Pratt, KS, February 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pratt, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6986° N, 98.7659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pratt, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6986&lon=-98.7659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3985F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3985F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206020839I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN CROSSWIND LANDING. DAMAGED RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N3985F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050216002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216002979A), Feb 16, 2005: Cessna 172 (N3985F), Montrose, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was flying under the clouds 20 miles southwest of Montrose when the engine lost power to about 25%. When he attempted to turn around the…

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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