# Accident 19960411006839A: Cessna 177B, Cheyenne, WY, April 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1996
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 41.1407° N, 104.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1407&lon=-104.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35207-1996-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96MA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96MA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411006839A

## Narrative

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

ON VFR FLIGHT, TO SET WORLD RECORD, CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## 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 SEA96MA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96MA079), Apr 11, 1996: Cessna 177B (N35207), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's improper decision to take off into deteriorating weather conditions (including turbulence, gusty winds, and an advancing thunderstorm and associated precipitation) when the…

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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