# Accident 20130303002989A: Cessna 172M, Saratoga, WY, March 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5125° N, 106.5703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5125&lon=-106.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5129R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129R-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,325 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130303002989A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 3, 2013 AT APPROX 1600 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME N5129R, A CESSNA 172, IMPACTED TREES AND SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 11 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SARATOGA, WY. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA138), Mar 3, 2013: Cessna 172M (N5129R), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt flight into approaching adverse weather, which led to his low-level flight, encounter with mountain obscuration and moderate turbulence, and his subsequent loss of…

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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