# NTSB DEN66D0106: Beechcraft B55, N8647Q, Big Piney, WY, September 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1965
- Place: Big Piney, WY · BIG PINEY, WY
- Location: 42.5402° N, 110.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Piney, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5402&lon=-110.1193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2603   65/9/8    BIG PINEY WYO       BEECHCRAFT B55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 882
        TIME - 1300                    N8647Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG PINEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8647Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Piney

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.

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