# Accident 20000907014189A: Cessna 340A, Big Piney, WY, September 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2000, 19:45 local time
- Place: Big Piney, WY
- Airport: Big Piney-Marbleton Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5399° N, 110.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5399&lon=-110.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844YT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907014189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, TWO ANTELOPE RAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THEY COLLIDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL AREA CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE KEEL BEAM, ALSO THE RIGHT PROP WAS DAMAGED. THE TAKEOFF WAS SUCCESSFULLY ABORTED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA166), Sep 8, 2000: Cessna 340A (N844YT), Big Piney, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with animals during the takeoff roll.

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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