# Accident 19820129000249A: Cessna R172K, Gillette, WY, January 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4599° N, 105.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4599&lon=-105.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758RD-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,027 total, 506 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129000249A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN, STALLED TRYING TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN.

## 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 DEN82DA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA025), Jan 29, 1982: Cessna 172 (N758RD), Near Gillete, 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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