# NTSB DEN76AD048: Cessna 340, N69498, Laramie, WY, April 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1358  76/4/27    LARAMIE,WY          CESSNA 340          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1349
        TIME - 1547                    N69498              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENERAL BREES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OGDEN,UT                    DENVER,CO                    LARAMIE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS REPTD WEA MARGINAL IN ACCDT QUADRANT. ACFT BANKED L,ANGLE INCR NR VERTICAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69498](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69498-1976-07-22), registration cancelled 1976-07-22, S/N 340-0336 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: General Brees

## 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 19760427014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427014489A), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 340CESSNA, Laramie, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS reptd wea marginal in accdt quadrant. Acft banked l,angle incr nr vertical.

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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