# Accident 19741128038769A: Piper PA18, Rock Springs, WY, November 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1974
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Ft Bridger Pwrplt
- 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: N1379A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1379A-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741128038769A

## Narrative

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

WIND CAUGHT ACFT ON APPROACH,WING HIT GROUND.ACFT CARTWHEELED.GUSTING TO 30K.

## 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 DEN75DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC10), Nov 28, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N1379A), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1379A (1)

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

- [Accident 19980222001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001749A), Feb 22, 1998: Piper PA18 (N1379A), Toynek, AK, Substantial damage. (From .19) climbed out on top at night no panel lights or IFR items. Atac contacted. Ran out of fuel. Lost control. Impacted. (From .4) the pilot had departed…

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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