# Accident 19740216002169A: Cessna 172F, Pt.Of Rocks, WY, February 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1974
- Place: Pt.Of Rocks, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6832° N, 108.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point of Rocks, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6832&lon=-108.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8638U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8638U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 80 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740216002169A

## Narrative

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

HIT SIGN POST DURING LANDING ON ABANDONED HIWAY.

## 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 DEN74FTC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC25), Feb 16, 1974: Cessna 172 (N8638U), Pt.Of Rocks, WY, substantial damage

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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