# NTSB DEN69D0159: Cessna 172, N8214B, Hulett, WY, October 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1968
- Place: Hulett, WY · HULETT, WY
- Location: 44.6832° N, 104.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hulett, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6832&lon=-104.5982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4327  68/10/11   HULETT,WYO          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 230
        TIME - 1500                    N8214B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 223 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT RUT HIDDEN BY GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8214B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8214B-1971-06-17), registration cancelled 1971-06-17, S/N 36014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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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