# NTSB DEN73AD023: Piper PA-24, N6944P, Cheyenne, WY, November 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1972
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4149  72/11/19   CHEYENNE,WYO        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1120                    N6944P              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THERMOPOLIS,WYO             CHEYENNE,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL FOUND PSND ON EMPTY L TANK.R TANK FULL.PLT WAS MD,FAA DSGND AME.MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Cheyenne Muni

## 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 DEN72DTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC24), May 15, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6944P), Grass Creek, WY, substantial damage
- [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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