# Accident 19810426021799A: Cessna R172K, Moorcroft, WY, April 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Moorcroft, WY
- Airport: Keyhole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3472° N, 104.8108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEYHOLE (01WY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3472&lon=-104.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1254V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1254V-1995-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 90 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426021799A

## Narrative

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

USED SOFT RUNWAY, ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO SLOW SPEED. HIT BRAKES, GROUND-LOOPED. AIRPLANE CONVERTED TO TAILWHEEL.

## 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 DEN81FTC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC13), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172XP (N1254V), Moorcroft, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1254V (1)

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

- [Accident 19850810038449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810038449A), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna R172K (N1254V), International F, MN, Substantial damage. Float gear mount broke on takeoff run. Allowed float to cross under aircraft. Aircraft sank. Had no spreader bars.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.