# Accident 19860828043709A: Cessna 441, Lander, WY, August 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1986, 23:13 local time
- Place: Lander, WY
- Airport: Hunt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CIMA
- Location: 42.8307° N, 108.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8307&lon=-108.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2727A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3318
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86MA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86MA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860828043709A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER A NIGHT TAKEOFF. SUSPECT PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED. INNER EAR DEFECT

## 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 DEN86MA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86MA241), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna 441 (N2727A), Lander, WY, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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