# Incident 19840218011759I: Piper PA31350, Rock Springs, WY, February 18, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1984, 20:05 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Sweetwater County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N66870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66870-2009-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218011759I

## Narrative

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

PRISONER TRIED TO OVERPOWER PILOT AND GUARD. REVOLVER FIRED. BULLET WENT THROUGH PRISONERS FACE AND ARM OF PILOT.

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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