- Date
- December 10, 1987, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Afton, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1868QCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871210070279A
- Case key
- 17377
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Analysis
The acft was not certified nor equipped for flt into icing conditions. The plt elected to depart even though he was advised by the crew of a C-182 that had just lndd to stay below the clouds because of icing. After tkof the acft cleared an 11000 ft mtn range but collided with the next range while in a wings level descent at 9200 ft. the acft was not found until June 14, 1988. Records at the national weather service indicate that the weather in the area of the accd at the time was overcast skies with snow and moderate icing in the clouds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1868Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0268
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kingsley C. Rock, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 6, 1986
- Departed
- AFO · Afton, WY
- Destination
- APA · Englewood, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,114 total · 150 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RKS, 120 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.