# Accident 20250114000359A: Piper PA-24-250, Rock Springs, WY, January 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2025, 06:22 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1120° N, 109.2934° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1120&lon=-109.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6502P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6502P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250114000359A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 14TH 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 MST THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SOUTHWEST WYOMING REGIONAL AIRPORT (RKS), ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING. METEROLOGICAL DATA SHOWS VFR CONDITIONS AT RKS BUT MVFR CONDITIONS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SCENE AT 0622 MST WHICH INCLUDED POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT ICING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. ADS-B DATA SHOWS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST WITH A HEADING OF 202 DEGREES AND CLIMBED TO 10,175 MSL. AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN AND DESCENDED TO 8,400 FT MSL THEN TURNED RIGHT AND ASCENDED TO 9,000 FT MSL THEN DESCENDED TO 8,400 FT MSL WHERE THE FLIGHT ENDED. AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE SITE AT HIGH SPEED AND HIGH ANGLE WHERE IT CRASHED AND FINALLY CAME TO REST.

## 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 WPR25FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA079), Jan 14, 2025: Piper PA-24-250 (N6502P), Rock Springs, WY, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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