19990508004679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Lander, WY · May 8, 1999

Date: May 8, 1999 · 06:45 local
Place: Lander, WY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4582M
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99FA075
Reported as: Piper PA11
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N4582MRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Piper PA-11S/N 11-85 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-11 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, the 2 POB suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)a/c impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude approx. 14 miles southeast of Lander, WY.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE APPROX. 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANDER, WY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN99FA075Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLander, WYThe pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. Factors were his abrupt maneuvering of the airplane to avoid a powerline, and his attention being diverted.May 8, 1999 · Destroyed