# NTSB MKC80DCJ17: Cessna 185F, N80873, Lyons, NE, November 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1979
- Place: Lyons, NE · LYONS, NE
- Location: 41.9359° N, 96.4723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyons, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9359&lon=-96.4723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3884  79/11/23   LYONS,NE            CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9018
        TIME - 1200                    N80873              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYONS,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80873](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80873-1992-10-09), registration cancelled 1992-10-09, S/N 18503140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19791123041879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123041879A), Nov 23, 1979: Cessna 185F, Lyons, NE, Substantial damage. Landing gear struck frozen chunk of ground on takeoff from farm field; continued flight, landed safely.

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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