# NTSB DEN81FTC13: Cessna 172XP, N1254V, Moorcroft, WY, April 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1981
- Place: Moorcroft, WY · MOORCROFT, WY
- Location: 44.2645° N, 104.9476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorcroft, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2645&lon=-104.9476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1043  81/4/26  NR.MOORCROFT,WY       CESSNA 172XP        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 240
        TIME - 0945                    N1254V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYHOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MOORCROFT,WY                 SPEARFISH,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1254V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1254V-1995-07-06), registration cancelled 1995-07-06, S/N R1722153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172XP
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keyhole

## 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 19810426021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426021799A), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna R172K, Moorcroft, WY, Substantial damage. Used soft runway, aborted takeoff due to slow speed. Hit brakes, ground-looped. Airplane converted to tailwheel.

## Other investigations on N1254V (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 CHI85LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA333), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna 172XP (N1254V), Int'L Falls, MN, 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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