# Incident 19850720040059I: Beech 23BEECH, Cheyenne, WY, July 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N2333Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2333Z-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720040059I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO DENSITY ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. LANDED ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN DAMAGING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2333Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20130718013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130718013999A), Jul 18, 2013: Beech 23 (N2333Z), Laurel, MD, Destroyed. The aircraft had just departed Suburban airpark, Laurel Maryland (W18). One witness stated he heard the engine sputtering. The aircraft went down about a mile…

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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