Cessna 172M accident near Evanston, Wyoming, September 18, 1992
On September 18, 1992 at about 10:45 pm local time, a Cessna 172M, registered N9632H, was destroyed in an accident near Evanston, Wyoming. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 18, 1992 · about 10:45 pm local time
- Place
- Evanston, Wyoming · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · all 172Ms on the register
- Registration
- N9632H · registry record · serial 17266279
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE CONDUCTING A 38 MILE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, FROM ONE AIRPORT TO ANOTHER, OVER AN OFTEN TRAVELED ROUTE IN VFR CONDITIONS DURING DAYLIGHT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ABNORMALITIES OR AIRCRAFT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,000 hours in all; 2,045 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 6,673 as pilot in command; 1,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,756 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 25, 1992; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Star West Aviation
The flight
- Destination: FBR Fort Bridger WY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:45 pm from EVW, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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