# NTSB DEN68D0214: Beech T-34, N6846D, Crowheart, WY, January 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1968
- Place: Crowheart, WY · CROWHEART, WY
- Location: 43.3097° N, 109.1940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowheart, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3097&lon=-109.1940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0267   68/1/4    CROWHEART,WYO       BEECH T-34          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1600
        TIME - 1049                    N6846D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.2 CYL CONNECTING ROD FAILED. SUITABLE LNDG AREAS WERE AVAILABE TO PLT. ACFT STRUCK ANT HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6846D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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