DEN84FA275

1984-08-31 · ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RKS

Aircraft involved

N3110U Cessna 182F Fatal

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON THE RETURN LEG OF FLT FROM CALIFORNIA TO WISCONSIN. A LANDING APCH WAS MADE TO RWY 27 AT ROCK SPRINGS (ELEV 6747), TEMP WAS 76 DEGREES, WIND 220 AT 23 KTS. ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND THEN INITIATE A CLIMB DURING WHICH THE WINGS WERE NOTED TO BE WAVERING. ACFT ENTERED A STEEP RIGHT BANK AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. DENSITY ALTITUDE CALCULATED AS 9000 FT. FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE FULL UP POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84FA275.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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