# Accident 19801024058309A: Piper PA20, Cody, WY, October 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1980, 10:50 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Cody
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8536C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8536C-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 31 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058309A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND GROUND-LOOPED DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN81FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC03), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA-20 (N8536C), Cody, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8536C (1)

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

- [Incident 20130610025589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130610025589I), Jun 10, 2013: Piper PA-22-150 (N8536C), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Shortly after lift-off the RH cowling door of this float equipped PA-22 came open. The pilot reacted by chopping the power, inducing a high sink rate followed…

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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