# Accident 20030710014109A: Amtr CASA2111, Cheyenne, WY, July 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2003, 13:10 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1508° N, 104.8019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1508&lon=-104.8019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72615-2009-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: C A S A 2.111 (registry code 2410208, https://openairdocs.org/model/c-a-s-a-2-111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CASA2111
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 22,300 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710014109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CHEYENNE, WY TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON A THREE (3) MILE FINAL APPROACH WHEN IT ENTERED A LEFT BANK. THE CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT HIS INTENTIONS AND HE REPLIED, "WE JUST LOST OUR LEFT ENGINE." THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, STRUCK A PARKED AUTOMOBILE, AND SLID INTO A SCHOOL BUS WASH BARN. THE AIRPLANE AND WASH BARN WERE DESTROYED IN THE ENSUING FIRE.

## 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 DEN03FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA125), Jul 10, 2003: CASA 2.111 (N72615), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons undetermined, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing, low…

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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