# Accident 20120412006709A: Cessna 320D, Green River, WY, April 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Green River, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3361° N, 109.8214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3361&lon=-109.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32EG-2015-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120412006709A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/12/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 HRS MDT, N32EG, A CESSNA MODEL 320D AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN SOUTHWEST OF GREEN RIVER, WY.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS IMC.

## 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 WPR12FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA164), Apr 12, 2012: Cessna 320D (N32EG), Green River, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in marginal weather conditions, which resulted in an exceedence of the design stress limits of the airplane and a subsequent…

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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