# NTSB DEN74FTC14: Cessna 310P, N6732T, Rock Springs, WY, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2410  73/8/14    ROCK SPRINGS,WYO    CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 227
        TIME - 2100                    N6732T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE IDAHO                 SALINA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- NO NITE LNDG THIS TYPE OR LAST 90 DAYS. TAIL STRUCK RWY JAMMING RUDDER. R WG TIP HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6732T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6732T-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 39032, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock Springs

## 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 19730814024649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814024649A), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna 310D, Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. No nite lndg this type or last 90 days. Tail struck rwy jamming rudder. R wg tip hit grnd.

## Other investigations on N6732T (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74FTC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC12), Aug 31, 1973: Cessna 310 (N6732T), Cokeville, WY, 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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