Cessna R172K accident near Rock Springs, WY
On August 10, 2008, a Cessna R172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, WY. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 10, 2008
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.658°N, 109.135°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080826X01316
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 10, 2008, about 1223 mountain daylight time, a Cessna R172K, N758NH, and a Cirrus SR22, N8341, collided in midair about 5 nautical miles northwest of the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming. Both airplanes were destroyed by impact damage and fire. The student pilot, sole occupant of the Cessna, and the private pilot and passenger in the Cirrus were killed. The Cessna was registered to, and operated by, Franklin Aviation, Rock Springs. The Cirrus was registered to Renard Argent, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Both airplanes were operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The Cessna departed Rock Springs Airport about 1155 on a local solo instructional flight for the purpose of practicing maneuvers; no flight plan was filed. The Cirrus departed Polson, Montana, about 0955, on a personal cross-country flight to Rock Springs; an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and activated. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the pilot of the Cirrus contacted Salt Lake Center sector 19 at 0957, requesting an IFR clearance from Polson to Rock Springs. The flight was cleared to Rock Springs and assigned an altitude of 13,000 feet mean sea level (msl). At 1033, the pilot requested and received clearance to 15,000 feet msl. The flight continued uneventfully, and was handed off to Salt Lake Center sector 5 at 1203. At 1215, the pilot requested a lower altitude and was cleared to 10,000 feet msl. The controller issued
Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft.
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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.
