# Accident 19940826023719A: Cessna 172K, Laramie, WY, August 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1994, 17:10 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3106° N, 105.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3106&lon=-105.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79444, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79444-1995-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826023719A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAIN 500 FT BELOW RIDGE LINE. LEE SIDE. BURNED ON IMPACT. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. TOO LOW FOR CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA94FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA225), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 172K (N79444), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. DOWNDRAFT WIND ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE RIDGELINE WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N79444 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760310004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310004249A), Mar 10, 1976: Cessna 172K (N79444), Hughes Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd in fld across frm sisters home.

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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