# Accident 20171115018779A: Cessna T207A, Rock Springs, WY, November 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2017, 15:15 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OW6A
- Location: 41.6019° N, 109.1181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6019&lon=-109.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9825M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9825M-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073615, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (registry code 17266, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,386 total, 1,116 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171115018779A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/15/2017 AT 1515 MST, N9825M, A CESSNA T207A AIRPLANE, IMPACTED THE GROUNDS TWO MILES WEST OF THE ROCK SPRINGS WY AIRPORT (KRKS). THERE WERE FOUR PERSONS ONBOARD, TWO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND TWO RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 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 CEN18LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA032), Nov 15, 2017: Cessna T207A (N9825M), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management and reliance on a faulty fuel gauge, which resulted in fuel starvation during approach for landing, and his failure to follow the emergency checklist…

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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