# NTSB DEN74DTC23: Cessna 172G, N3730L, Newcastle, WY, January 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1974
- Place: Newcastle, WY · NEWCASTLE, WY
- Location: 43.8503° N, 104.1965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newcastle, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8503&lon=-104.1965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0011  74/1/13    NEWCASTLE,WYO       CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 136
        TIME - 1100                    N3730L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONDELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWCASTLE,WYO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SNOW BANK 10FT OFF EDGE OF RWY. PILOT REPORTED WIND GUST DRIFTED ACFT ACROSS RWY INTO SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3730L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mondell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740113000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113000289A), Jan 13, 1974: Cessna 172G, Newcastle, WY, Substantial damage. Snow bank 10FT off edge of rwy. Pilot reported wind gust drifted acft across rwy into snowbank.

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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