# Accident 19950416008219A: Cessna 172L, Wheatland, WY, April 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1995, 22:30 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0495° N, 104.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0495&lon=-104.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7011Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7011Q-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416008219A

## Narrative

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

WARNED OF ICING EN ROUTE. PROCEEDED INTO SAME. UNABLE MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN IN FOG. NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA95LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA080), Apr 17, 1995: Cessna 172L (N7011Q), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRFRAME ICING ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLIGHT.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.