Cessna 175 N7518M
18 August 1997 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1997 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7518M was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rock Springs-Sweetwater (RKS)
- Coordinates
- 41.5892, -109.2196
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7518M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW97LA318
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The delayed landing flare by both student pilot and flight instructor, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student. Factors were the no flap steep approach at low airspeed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was practicing touch and go landings with an instructor. He made a no-flap, steep landing approach at low airspeed. He was slow in flaring the airplane. The instructor took control, but not before the airplane made a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1997 | Cessna 175 | Weirs Cave, Virginia, United States | Shenandoah FLT SVC Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1997 | Cessna 175 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1997 | Cessna 175A | Bentonville, Arkansas, United States | John M. Brissel | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1997 | Cessna 175 | Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1997 | Cessna 175A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Cessna 175 | Lynnwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1997 | Cessna 172P | Burlington, Wyoming, United States | Brentco Aerial Patrol, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Waco KNF | Wamsutter, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1997 | Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-22 | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1997 | As+ AC-4B | Sundance, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moorcroft, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |