# NTSB DEN72FTC23: Fairchild M-62C, N52221, Rock Springs, WY, May 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1972
- Place: Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2397  72/5/14    ROCK SPRINGS,WYO    FAIRCHILD M-62C     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N52221              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 33, 1476 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  ROCK SPRNGS,MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAWLINS,WYO                 ROCK SPRINGS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG RUN 30-45MIN PRIOR TO FLT W/O PLTS KNOWLEDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52221](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52221-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 390H0 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62C
- Registry model: [Fairchild Funk M-62CF-23B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-funk-m-62cf-23b) (registry code 3374006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Rock Sprngs,Muni

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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