20051115027499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Rock Springs, WY · November 15, 2005

Date: November 15, 2005 · 18:30 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2870Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06LA014
Reported as: Cessna 172L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 232 total232 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N2870QRegistration cancelled May 23, 2007 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259870 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reduced power, applied carburetor ice, engine started to run rough and quit. Pilot went thru emergency procedures and did not have enough altitude to try a restart of engine. Aircraft crashed 4 miles off airport and was substantially damaged. Pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REDUCED POWER, APPLIED CARBURETOR ICE, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT. PILOT WENT THRU EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO TRY A RESTART OF ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 4 MILES OFF AIRPORT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN06LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRock Springs, WYthe loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the accident was the dark night and lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Nov 16, 2005 · Substantial damage