# NTSB DEN75FTC17: Piper PA-22, N5863D, Sundance, WY, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Sundance, WY · SUNDANCE, WY
- Location: 44.4048° N, 104.3662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sundance, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4048&lon=-104.3662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTC17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0646  75/3/16    SUNDANCE,WY         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 204
        TIME - 1530                    N5863D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHLOREDT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
           GILLETTE,WY                RETURN                       SUNDANCE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SOFT RWY WITH PATCHES OF SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5863D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5863D-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 22-4542, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schloredt

## 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 19750316006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316006099A), Mar 16, 1975: Piper PA22150, Sundance, WY, Substantial damage. Soft rwy with patches of snow.

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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