# Accident 20120622021339A: Beech A36, Rock Springs, WY, June 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5969° N, 109.0650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5969&lon=-109.0650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4972M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4972M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 110 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622021339A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 WPR12LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA309), Jun 22, 2012: Beech A36 (N4972M), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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