# Accident 19840819041729A: Piper PA38112, Cheyenne, WY, August 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1984, 11:55 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1402° N, 104.7895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1402&lon=-104.7895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43DR-1997-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819041729A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION BARIER TAXIING TO PARK. WAS OFF TAXIWAY LINE. LINEMAN ASSISTING FAILED TO NOTICE.

## 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 DEN84LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA257), Aug 19, 1984: Piper PA-38 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43DR (3)

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

- [Accident 19970917027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917027029A), Sep 17, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Landed short rna onto runway. Struck runway light. (.4)the student pilot reported that while on final approach, she added a second notch of flaps. She then…
- [Accident 19880508015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508015219A), May 8, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing. Right main gear collapsed due to attach bolt failure from overstress and metal fatigue.
- [Incident 19830310013719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310013719I), Mar 10, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Student on first solo tried to avoid ice chunk on taxiway. Wing tip hit a snowbank.

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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