# Accident 19860308049029A: Cessna R172K, Ft Bridger, WY, March 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ft Bridger, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3199° N, 110.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3199&lon=-110.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736GS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 8 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308049029A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. VFR PILOT ENCOUNTERED IFR WEATHER IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA.

## 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 DEN86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA096), Mar 9, 1986: Cessna R172K (N736GS), Ft. Bridger, 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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