# Accident 20260410005169A: Piper L-21, Cody, WY, April 10, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2026, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4432° N, 109.2938° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4432&lon=-109.2938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marshall Daniel R L-21 (registry code 05617SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/marshall-daniel-r-l-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L-21
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,844 total, 99 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260410005169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON MOUNTAIN TOP LANDING SPOT AND LOST CONTROL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED

## 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 WPR26LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA156), Apr 10, 2026: Marshall Daniel R L-21 (N453HC), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing rollout, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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