# Accident 19941103040989A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Gillette, WY, November 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1994, 10:45 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4599° N, 105.7007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4599&lon=-105.7007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7566K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7566K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 339 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941103040989A

## Narrative

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

AERIAL CATTLE SURVEY. SAW COYOTE IN SNOW NEAR CATTLE. UNOTICED DESCENDED INTO SNOW AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA015), Nov 3, 1994: Piper PA-18-105 (N7566K), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING WERE THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN AND LOW CEILING RESULTING IN POOR CONTRAST.

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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