# Accident 19850113000669A: Cessna 172N, Vermillion, KS, January 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vermillion, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7104° N, 96.2610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7104&lon=-96.2610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5649E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 105 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113000669A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED ONTO SOFT SNOW ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. LIFTED OFF, SETTLED ONTO PLOWED FIELD, NOSED OVER ONTO BACK.

## 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 MKC85LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA047), Jan 13, 1985: Cessna 172N (N5649E), Vermillion, KS, 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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