# Accident 19730814024649A: Cessna 310D, Rock Springs, WY, August 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6732T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6732T-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814024649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO NITE LNDG THIS TYPE OR LAST 90 DAYS. TAIL STRUCK RWY JAMMING RUDDER. R WG TIP HIT GRND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN74FTC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC14), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna 310P (N6732T), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6732T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910501013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910501013919A), May 1, 1991: Cessna 310D (N6732T), Christenburg, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power right engine. Feathered but unable maintain flight. Landing on highway hit a truck. Air filter was blocked.
- [Accident 19730831027549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831027549A), Aug 31, 1973: Cessna T310R (N6732T), Cokeville, WY, Substantial damage. Prev ldg due rough eng. Lost pwr r eng,feath prop. Fnd unfeath. Sugar fnd in r tank. Gr lowered late.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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