# Accident 19780310004429A: Cessna 177B, Rock Springs, WY, March 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1978
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N35181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35181-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310004429A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78FTC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC16), Mar 10, 1978: Cessna 177 (N35181), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35181 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880628033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880628033349A), Jun 28, 1988: Cessna 177B (N35181), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route with newly purchased aircraft. Indicates pilot miscalculated aircrafts fuel range.

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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