# NTSB DEN75DTC08: Cessna 172, N13774, Sheridan, WY, August 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
- Location: 44.7962° N, 106.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7962&lon=-106.9642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2183  74/8/15    SHERIDAN,WYO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N13774              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,WYO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.BOUNCED LDG.FIREWALL BENT AND NOSE GR DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13774](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13774-1989-03-22), registration cancelled 1989-03-22, S/N 17263002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheridan County

## 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 19740815025419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815025419A), Aug 15, 1974: Cessna 172M, Sheridan, WY, Substantial damage. First solo flt. Bounced ldg. Firewall bent and nose gr dmgd.

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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