# NTSB DEN75FTC23: Piper PA-22, N7546D, Rawlins, WY, May 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1975
- Place: Rawlins, WY · RAWLINS, WY
- Location: 41.7851° N, 107.2247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rawlins, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7851&lon=-107.2247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1172  75/5/12    RAWLINS,WY          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 2016
        TIME - 1700                    N7546D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAWLINS,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROCKS 6-8IN DIAMETER ON STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7546D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7546D-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 22-5277 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherokee Ranch

## 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 19750512012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512012409A), May 12, 1975: Piper PA22150, Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Rocks 6-8IN diameter on strip.

## Other investigations on N7546D (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 DEN66D0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0086), Jul 6, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N7546D), Albuquerque, NM, 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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