# NTSB DEN72FTC05: Piper PA-23, N4599P, Cody, WY, August 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1971
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1446  71/8/21    CODY,WYO            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2555
        TIME - 1800                    N4599P              PX-  0  0  6  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CODY,WYO                    IRONWOOD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FUEL STAINS,SMELL DRG PRE-FLT.AD 70-3-8 COVERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4599P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4599P-2011-07-15), registration cancelled 2011-07-15, S/N 27-109, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cody Muni

## Other investigations on N4599P (1)

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 MIA86LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA099), Mar 19, 1986: Piper PA-23-250 (N4599P), Ft. Pierce, FL, 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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