# NTSB DEN71FTC02: Cessna 140, N2287N, Cheyenne, WY, May 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1971
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FTC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FTC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2287N-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N 12527, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cheyenne Mun

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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