# NTSB DEN79FTC05: Cessna 172, N7015A, Rawlings, WY, December 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1978
- Place: Rawlings, WY · RAWLINGS, 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4427  78/12/17 NR.RAWLINGS,WY        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N7015A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RAWLINGS,WY                 RAWLINGS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7015A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7015A-1979-03-27), registration cancelled 1979-03-27, S/N 29115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781217042099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217042099A), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna 172D, Rawlings, WY, Destroyed

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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