# NTSB DEN68D0065: Cessna 172, N3901R, Casper, WY, August 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1967
- Place: Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2656   67/8/1    CASPER,WYO.         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 284
        TIME - 0610                    N3901R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANFORD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK CORNER OF HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3901R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3901R), registered now, S/N 17255401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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
- Airport: Hanford Field

## Other investigations on N3901R (4)

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 CHI08CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA264), Aug 24, 2008: Cessna 172 (N3901R), Pullman, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the rough terrain encountered during the forced landing.
- [NTSB OAK72DVG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG43), Mar 16, 1972: Cessna 172 (N3901R), Napa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0217), Jan 26, 1969: Cessna 172 (N3901R), Fort Carson, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0165), Nov 28, 1967: Cessna 172 (N3901R), Casper, WY, 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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