DEN72DTC25

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Glenrock, WY · May 26, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1972
Place
Glenrock, WY · GLENROCK, WY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7513DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167101

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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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3-1872  72/5/26    GLENROCK,WYO        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 345
        TIME - 1530                    N7513D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTMAN PVT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WYO                  GLENROCK,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT CAR TIRE RUTS ACROSS PLTS PVT STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7513D
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittman Pvt

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.