# Accident 19810329012909A: Piper PA28R201, Rock Springs, WY, March 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1981, 23:30 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Sweet Water Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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: N44900, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44900-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total, 500 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329012909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT IN IMC AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA026), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N44900), Rock Springs, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N44900 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780316013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316013379I), Mar 16, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N44900), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing.

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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