DEN66F0213

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Rock Springs, WY · January 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 25, 1966
Place
Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6570ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173684

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0137  66/1/25  NR.ROCK SPRINGS WYO   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 650
        TIME - 1230                    N6570A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON A ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N6570A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.