# Accident 19800523015399A: Piper PA18, Cheyenne, WY, May 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1980, 18:35 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Skyview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6083A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6083A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 62 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523015399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND LANDING AND HIT HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN80FTC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC17), May 23, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N6083A), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6083A (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060507005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060507005509A), May 7, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N6083A), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot lost control of the aircraft while attempting an unplanned landing on a dirt road.
- [Incident 19960929041199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960929041199I), Sep 29, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N6083A), Cody, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot herding cattle when aircraft struck powerline guide anchor. He made a forced landing, damaging propeller, cowling, and tearing fabric on…
- [Accident 19880712026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712026439A), Jul 12, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N6083A), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Struck a gravel pile and flipped over while landing on a farm road. Landing into the sun, failed to see obstacle.
- [Accident 19840720033979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033979A), Jul 20, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N6083A), Meeteetse, WY, Substantial damage. Failed to use carburetor heat. Engine quit while looking for cattle. Crash landed on rocky incline at 8500 ft MSL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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