DEN76DTC01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Laramie, WY · July 11, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1975
Place
Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N12699Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750711019469A
Case key
149478

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1869  75/7/11    LARAMIE,WY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0635                    N12699              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 772 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            415 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARAMIE,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           52                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- AVOIDING VEHICLE AT END OF ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N12699
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Howe Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N12699 · 1

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