# NTSB DEN80FTK20: Cessna 172, N7976U, Kyle, SD, August 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1980
- Place: Kyle, SD · KYLE, SD
- Location: 43.4248° N, 102.1796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kyle, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4248&lon=-102.1796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTK20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2129  80/8/28    KYLE,SD             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N7976U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 6211 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KYLE,SD                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7976U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7976U-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 17251976, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800828038929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038929A), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna 172F, Kyle, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot claims power loss after takeoff. No reason given during investigation.

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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