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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Casper, WY · July 24, 1994

Date
July 24, 1994 · 18:00 local
Place
Casper, WY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N738GN
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
185 total71 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot said that he departed worland, WY on a VFR flight plan about 1600, for Casper, WY. He had delayed his departure to avoid some thunderstorms along his intended route. After departure, he discovered numerous cells that forced him to deviate to the west. He was unable to find an open route to Casper, and he wound up to the south of Casper. He said that he had sufficient fuel to deviate around cells between his location and rawlins or laramie. He found a usable road and landed. No damage. No ELT. This report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DEPARTED WORLAND, WY ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN ABOUT 1600, FOR CASPER, WY. HE HAD DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE TO AVOID SOME THUNDERSTORMS ALONG HIS INTENDED ROUTE. AFTER DEPARTURE, HE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CELLS THAT FORCED HIM TO DEVIATE TO THE WEST. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN OPEN ROUTE TO CASPER, AND HE WOUND UP TO THE SOUTH OF CASPER. HE SAID THAT HE HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL TO DEVIATE AROUND CELLS BETWEEN HIS LOCATION AND RAWLINS OR LARAMIE. HE FOUND A USABLE ROAD AND LANDED. NO DAMAGE. NO ELT. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.