# Accident 20051115027499A: Cessna 172L, Rock Springs, WY, November 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5950° N, 109.0650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5950&lon=-109.0650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870Q-2007-05-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 232 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051115027499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN06LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA014), Nov 16, 2005: Cessna 172L (N2870Q), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the accident was the dark night and lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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