- Date
- December 25, 1968
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1872HCessna 310C
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191970
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4725 68/12/25 NR.ROCK SPRINGS,WYO CESSNA 310C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N1872H PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 49, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK SPRINGS MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RECVRY DATE 12/27/68.PLT OVERFLEW CHEYENNE,LARAMIE,AND RAWLINS,WYO.ACFT IN FLAT SPIN AT IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1872H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rock Springs Mun
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