Piper PA-11 accident near Lander, WY
On May 8, 1999, a Piper PA-11 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lander, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 8, 1999
- Place
- Lander, WY
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-11 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.830°N, 108.720°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18740
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 8, 1999, approximately 0645 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-11, N4582M, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering 15 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming. The private pilot and his pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Lander approximately 0630. The pilot, Mark A. Ramsey, and his passenger, Monty D. Hitshew, were en route to a ranch in the Bison Basin area near Jeffrey City, Wyoming, to hunt coyotes. There is no record that he received a weather briefing or filed a flight plan. The airplane was reported missing at 1424. Lander Airport Manager Larry Hastings and Mr. Ramsey's friend, Steve Lee, took off on an aerial search and located the wreckage at 1512. PERSONNEL (CREW) INFORMATION Pilot Mark Allen Ramsey, age 43, was born on May 27, 1955. He held Private Pilot Certificate No. 503847762, dated June 20, 1984, with an airplane single engine land rating. He also held a Third Class Airman Medical Certificate, dated February 2, 1999, with the restriction, "Holder shall wear corrective lenses." The pilot's logbook was made available for examination. It contained entries from January 10, 1981, when the pilot first began taking flying lessons, to February 1, 1999. According to the logbook, Mr. Ramsey flew regularly between January to May, 1981, then tapered off. He flew twice in 1982 and once in 1983. In 1984, he began flying regularly again, this time in a co
Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. Factors were his abrupt maneuvering of the airplane to avoid a powerline, and his attention being diverted.
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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.
