Piper PA-34-200T accident near Cheyenne, WY
On May 17, 1995, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 17, 1995
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.141°N, 104.791°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03555
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 16, 1995, approximately 2032 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Piper PA-34-200T, N2883D, operated by Sky Harbor Air Service, Inc., a 14 CFR 135 on-demand air taxi certificate holder, collided with terrain approximately 15 miles north of Cheyenne, WY. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The aircraft was en route from Natrona County International Airport, Casper, WY, to Cheyenne. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the accident area. A company visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR 91 flight. The aircraft trip log indicates the airplane departed Cheyenne at 1600 MDT on the day of the accident with one passenger on a 14 CFR 135 on-demand air taxi flight to North Big Horn County Airport, Cowley, WY. After dropping off his passenger, the pilot departed Cowley alone on a 14 CFR 91 return trip to his base at Cheyenne, stopping at Casper for fuel. The pilot called for a weather update from the Casper automated flight service station (AFSS) before departing Casper. The Casper AFSS preflight briefer who briefed the pilot made the following statement concerning the briefing: At 0135 UTC, a man who identified himself as the pilot of N2883D called on the local telephone line. He stated he was on the ground at Casper, going to Cheyenne, and asked for Cheyenne's last hour weather. I gave him the Cheyenne 0103 special, not including wind and altimeter, as he interrupted me. I asked him if he had the advisories
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from rising terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: low light conditions at dusk, low ceilings with thunderstorms in the area, and continued flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions.
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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.
