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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA20115 · Cheyenne, WY · October 19, 1973

Date
October 19, 1973
Place
Cheyenne, WY
Airport
Cheyenne Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7657K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN74FTC18
Reported as
Piper PA20115
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
366 total274 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt thought he was ovr ft collins. Lndd on apch light sys,mistaken for center rwy lts. Rwy lts out.

As the FAA filed it

PLT THOUGHT HE WAS OVR FT COLLINS.LNDD ON APCH LIGHT SYS,MISTAKEN FOR CENTER RWY LTS.RWY LTS OUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.