# NTSB DEN72DTC24: Piper PA-24, N6944P, Grass Creek, WY, May 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1972
- Place: Grass Creek, WY · GRASS CREEK, WY
- Location: 43.9402° N, 108.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Creek, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9402&lon=-108.6485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTC24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1659  72/5/15    GRASS CREEK,WYO     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 102
        TIME - 0930                    N6944P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRASS CREEK,WYO             THERMOPOLIS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 30 FT AGL ABOVE ROAD. CONT FLT TO DEST,LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6944P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6944P-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 24-2079, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grass Creek

## Other investigations on N6944P (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 DEN73AD023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD023), Nov 19, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6944P), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN70DXA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXA17), Jun 19, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N6944P), Rawlins, WY, 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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