# NTSB DEN68D0047: Piper PA-11, N5570H, Sheridan, WY, July 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1967
- Place: Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
- Location: 44.7962° N, 106.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7962&lon=-106.9642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2420  67/7/11    SHERIDAN,WYO        PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1139
        TIME - 0850                    N5570H              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 930 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HAND CRANKED ENG.PLT WIFE A PVT PLT IN REAR SEAT UNABLE TO FIND BRAKES.ACFT STRUCK HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5570H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5570H), registered now, S/N 11-1092, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheridan County

## Other investigations on N5570H (2)

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 DEN89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA049), Dec 23, 1988: Piper PA-11 (N5570H), Winnett, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65D0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65D0016), Feb 6, 1965: Piper PA-11 (N5570H), Decker, MT, substantial damage

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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