# NTSB DEN79FTC14: Cessna 172E, N9240Z, Rawlins, WY, May 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1979
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1426  79/5/21    RAWLINS,WY          CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1648                    N9240Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 1430 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            42 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWLINGS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX CITY,IA               RAWLINS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9240Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9240Z-1979-10-23), registration cancelled 1979-10-23, S/N R1720095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rawlings Muni

## 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 19790521015139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521015139A), May 21, 1979: Cessna 172E, Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion.

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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