# Accident 19950516011819A: Piper PA34200T, Cheyenne, WY, May 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1995, 20:32 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BZGA
- Location: 41.1406° N, 104.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1406&lon=-104.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2883D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2883D-1995-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950516011819A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE NORTH OF AIRPORT, ADVISED THUNDERSTORM. BECAME MISSING. HAD CRASHED 15MI NORTH. WEATHER AND NIGHT FACTORS.

## 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 SEA95FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA101), May 17, 1995: Piper PA-34-200T (N2883D), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from rising terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: low light conditions at dusk, low ceilings with thunderstorms in the area,…

## Other reports on N2883D (2)

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

- [Incident 19941103039759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941103039759I), Nov 3, 1994: Piper PA34200T (N2883D), Casper, WY. Accumulated snow and slush on taxi for takeoff. Unable raise gear on climbout. Returned to deice landing gear.
- [Incident 19890422024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422024679I), Apr 22, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N2883D), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing. Cause not stated. Aircraft has been sold as is.

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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