# NTSB DEN66F0131: Cessna 172, N8058B, Albin, WY, October 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1965
- Place: Albin, WY · ALBIN, WY
- Location: 41.4169° N, 104.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albin, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4169&lon=-104.1015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2869   65/10/7   ALBIN WYO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8058B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8058B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8058B), registered now, S/N 29858, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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