# NTSB DEN81FTC03: Piper PA-20, N8536C, Cody, WY, October 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1980
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3157  80/10/24   CODY,WY             PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1050                    N8536C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      27, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, 31
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CODY,WY                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED W RT SIDE BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8536C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8536C-2018-03-30), registration cancelled 2018-03-30, S/N 22-1247, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (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: Cody

## 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 19801024058309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058309A), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA20, Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to lose control of aircraft and ground-looped during takeoff.

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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