# Accident 19800805034289A: Cessna 172K, Aspen, CO, August 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1980, 17:25 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79208, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79208-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 20 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805034289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. WENT OFF RUNWAY. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN80FTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE68), Aug 5, 1980: Cessna 172K (N79208), Aspen, CO, 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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