# Accident 19800212002799A: Cessna 172N, Kemmerer, WY, February 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Airport: Kemmerer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8241° N, 110.5569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEMMERER MUNI (EMM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8241&lon=-110.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739KU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739KU-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 17 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212002799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WIND SHIFTED TO TAILWIND ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE HIT SNOW DRIFT ON RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN80DTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC06), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739KU), Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739KU (1)

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

- [Accident 19851215062209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215062209A), Dec 15, 1985: Cessna 172N (N739KU), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Entered fog shortly after takeoff. Was able to flare prior to ground contact during the attempted course reversal.

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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