# Accident 19800811036199A: Cessna R172K, Renton, WA, August 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1980, 11:21 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Will Rogers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736UN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736UN-1989-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811036199A

## Narrative

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

TESTING NEW TYPE OF SEAPLANE FLOAT ATTACHMENT. STRUT FAILED IN HIGH SPEED WATER TURN. ROUGH WATER IN AREA.

## 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 SEA80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA041), Aug 11, 1980: Cessna R172K (N736UN), Renton, WA, 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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