# NTSB DEN74DTC17: Piper PA-24, N9412P, Wheatland, WY, September 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1973
- Place: Wheatland, WY · WHEATLAND, WY
- Location: 42.0517° N, 104.9595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0517&lon=-104.9595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3139  73/9/28    WHEATLAND,WYO       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2999
        TIME - 1600                    N9412P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHIEFER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERTON,WYO                WHEATLAND,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT CESSNA 337,NO DMG.PLT LOOKD BACK TO CK CAR FOLLOWING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9412P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9412P), registered now, S/N 24-4917, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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: Phiefer Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730928031779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928031779A), Sep 28, 1973: Piper PA24260, Wheatland, WY, Substantial damage. Hit Cessna 337,no dmg. Plt lookd back to ck car following acft.

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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