# Accident 19741216039229A: Cessna 182K, Gillette, WY, December 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1974
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3087Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3087Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 111 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741216039229A

## Narrative

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

PLT BENT OVER TO PICK UP MAP DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB.ACFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK 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 DEN75FTC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC12), Dec 16, 1974: Cessna 182 (N3087Q), Gillette, 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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