# Accident 20120407006439A: Piper PA-28-181, Nw Of Casper, WY, April 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Nw Of Casper, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0336° N, 106.5831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0336&lon=-106.5831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30997, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30997-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120407006439A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/07/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 MDT, N30997, A PIPER MODEL PA-28-181 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NORTH WEST OF CASPER, WY.  THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR12LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA161), Apr 8, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N30997), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a failed piston pin plug, which resulted in engine oil contamination and subsequent oil starvation. Contributing to the loss of power was the…

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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