# NTSB DEN75FTC15: Piper PA-18A, N2599P, Wamsutter, WY, March 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1975
- Place: Wamsutter, WY · WAMSUTTER, WY
- Location: 41.6680° N, 107.9791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wamsutter, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6680&lon=-107.9791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0508  75/3/12  NR.WAMSUTTER,WY       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3840
        TIME - 1645                    N2599P              PX-  0  1  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAWLINS,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/13/75. SEARCHING FOR SHEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2599P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2599P-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N 18-4356 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750312005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750312005359A), Mar 12, 1975: Piper PA18A150, Wamsutter, WY, Substantial damage. Recovery date 3/13/75. Searching for sheep.

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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