# Accident 19810802046899A: Cessna 172G, Presho, SD, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Presho, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9072° N, 100.0584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presho, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9072&lon=-100.0584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5752R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5752R-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 98 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046899A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT SPOT ON RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED INCREASED TAKEOFF RUN. HIT FENCE END OF 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 DEN81FTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK18), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5752R), Presho, SD, 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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