# Accident 20080810844011A: Cessna R172K, Rock Springs, WY, August 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2008, 12:20 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6583° N, 109.1353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6583&lon=-109.1353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758NH-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810844011A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CESSNA (N758NH) AND THE CIRRUS (N8341) COLLIDED IN THE AIR APPROX 6 MILES NW OF ROCK SPRINGS, WY AIRPORT AT APPROX 1220 LOCAL TIME.  THE CIRRUS WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT (IFR) AND JUST RELEASED FROM SALT LAKE CENTER.  THE CESSNA WAS A STUDENT FROM ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT WHO WAS PRACTICING MANEUVERS IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR.

## 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 LAX08FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA265), Aug 10, 2008: Cessna R172K (N758NH), Rock Springs, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft.

## Other reports on N758NH (1)

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

- [Incident 19990508036759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508036759I), May 8, 1999: Cessna R172K (N758NH), Telluride, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft caught in sudden crosswinds during landing. Aircraft veered approximately 45 degrees and underside of tail portion hit a runway marker light.…

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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