# NTSB DEN80DTC06: Cessna 172N, N739KU, Kemmerer, WY, February 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1980
- Place: Kemmerer, WY · KEMMERER, WY
- Location: 41.7785° N, 110.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kemmerer, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7785&lon=-110.5528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1354  80/2/12    KEMMERER,WY         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 239
        TIME - 1530                    N739KU              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEMMERER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEMMERER,WY                 PRESTON,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD SUDDEN WND SHIFT DRG TKOF.WND GSTG 20KTS.APRX 3500FT OF RWY CLRD OF SNOW.RWY ELEV 7282FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739KU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739KU-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 17270611, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kemmerer Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

## Other investigations on N739KU (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

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.

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