# Accident 19851215062209A: Cessna 172N, Logan, UT, December 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1985, 22:00 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan Cache
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7190° N, 111.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7190&lon=-111.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739KU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739KU-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215062209A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED FOG SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. WAS ABLE TO FLARE PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT DURING THE ATTEMPTED COURSE REVERSAL.

## 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 DEN86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA044), Dec 16, 1985: Cessna 172N (N739KU), Logan, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739KU (1)

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

- [Accident 19800212002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212002799A), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739KU), Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot reported wind shifted to tailwind on takeoff. Airplane hit snow drift on runway.

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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