- Date
- March 8, 1986, 18:00 local (Mar 9, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Bridger, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N736GSCessna R172K
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860308049029A
- Case key
- 16935
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - snow
Flight into known adverse weather - inadvertentCause
Weather condition - fog
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Light condition - dusk
Loss of control - on ground/water
Precautionary landing - performed
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Analysis
According to the plt, he and his passenger were ferrying an acft back to the point of origin after a sar mission for the civil air patrol, when they encountered IMC weather. The plt stated he was making a precautionary landing on a dirt road when the acft traveled off the side of the road and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736GS
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722521
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- Destination
- EVW · Evanston, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 172 total · 8 in this make and model · 137 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 315° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 60 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.