# Incident 19780524039839I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Rock Springs, WY, May 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1978, 18:35 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Sweetwater Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N756PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756PT-1983-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524039839I

## Narrative

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

PLOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N756PT (1)

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

- [Accident 19800424010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424010639A), Apr 24, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA (N756PT), Farson, WY, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on short sod strip. Started a belated go-around, hit fence & embankment off end of runway.

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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