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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Rock Springs, WY · June 22, 2012

Date: June 22, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4972M
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA309
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 970 total110 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4972MRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1275 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 06/22/2012, at approximately 1330 hrs. MDT, N4972M, a Beechcraft model A36 bonanza aircraft sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near Rock Springs-Sweetwater County, (krks) airport, WY. The sole occupant on board was not injured. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions, (VMC).

As the FAA filed it

ON 06/22/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 HRS. MDT, N4972M, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL A36 BONANZA AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY, (KRKS) AIRPORT, WY. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, (VMC).

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 WPR12LA309Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRock Springs, WYThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of the incorrectly installed fuel cap. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the flight using fuel from the left fuel tank after she observed fuel streaming from the…Jun 22, 2012 · Substantial damage