# NTSB DEN74FTC25: Cessna 172, N8638U, Pt.Of Rocks, WY, February 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1974
- Place: Pt.Of Rocks, WY · PT.OF ROCKS, WY
- Location: 41.6832° N, 108.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point of Rocks, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6832&lon=-108.7756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTC25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0096  74/2/16    PT.OF ROCKS,WYO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N8638U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRING,WYO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- HIT SIGN POST DURING LANDING ON ABANDONED HIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8638U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8638U), registered now, S/N 17252540, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740216002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740216002169A), Feb 16, 1974: Cessna 172F, Pt.Of Rocks, WY, Substantial damage. Hit sign post during landing on abandoned hiway.

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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