# Accident 19880708025979A: Piper PA28R200, Cheyenne, WY, July 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1988, 17:48 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1398° N, 104.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1398&lon=-104.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4329F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4329F-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 42 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708025979A

## Narrative

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

WORRIED ABOUT DENSITY ALTITUDE. TOOK OFF CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL, STRUCK TREES. WIND EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 DEN88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA149), Jul 8, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4329F), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

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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