# Accident 19801015057839A: Cessna 182K, Rock Springs, WY, October 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1980, 20:10 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N2463Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015057839A

## Narrative

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

DISTINATION BELOW MINIMUM. AIR-FILED TO ALTERNATE. STRUCK GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAYON VOR APPROACH. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS

## 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 DEN81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA006), Oct 15, 1980: Cessna 182K (N2463Q), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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