Cessna 172P accident near Burlington, WY
On March 26, 1997, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burlington, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 26, 1997
- Place
- Burlington, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.440°N, 108.430°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07626
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 26, 1997, approximately 1010 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172P, N97527, registered to and being operated by Brentco Aerial Patrol, Inc., and being flown by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during impact with terrain following a loss of control in flight approximately 11 nautical miles (nm) south-southwest of Burlington, Wyoming. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was an aerial pipeline patrol, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Worland, Wyoming, approximately 0950. According to personnel stations at the operator's base at Durango, Colorado, the pilot departed Bridger, Montana, where he based the aircraft, and commenced an aerial pipeline patrol flight sometime early on the morning of Wednesday, March 26, 1997. Several credit card receipts were found showing fuel purchased at the fixed base operator at the Worland, Wyoming airport. These receipts provided the following information: Monday (03/24/97) 07:48AM 28.6 gallons 100LL avgas Tuesday (03/25/97) 10:18AM 39.0 gallons 100LL avgas Wednesday (03/26/97) 09:48AM 34.7 gallons 100LL avgas The fueler at the Worland airport reported that he was accustomed to seeing N97527 stop for fuel. He also reported that on the morning of Wednesday, March 26, he topped off the wing fuel tanks after which the aircraft immediately departed (note the time of the credit card transaction shown at 0948). The operator reported that the pilot was contractually required to patrol each of the designated pip
Probable cause
loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
