DEN71FTC02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Cheyenne, WY · May 20, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1971
Place
Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2287NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161186

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0213  71/5/20    CHEYENNE,WYO        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1241                    N2287N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 56, 24500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,COLO                CHEYENNE,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT LDG.TRUCK RCVD CLEARANCE TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY FROM TWR GRND CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2287N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cheyenne Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.