# NTSB DEN76AD053: Piper PA-23, N5448Y, Cheyenne, WY, June 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1976
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2611  76/6/11  NR.CHEYENNE,WY        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1623
        TIME - 0140                    N5448Y              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 418 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WY                 RAWLINS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NIGHT MAIL FLIGHT.PLT MADE LOW PASS OVER OPEN R OLLING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5448Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5448Y-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 272529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760611028519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611028519A), Jun 11, 1976: Piper PA23250, Cheyenne, WY, Destroyed. Night mail flight. Plt made low pass over open r olling terrain.

## Other investigations on N5448Y (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 DEN66F0157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0157), Oct 25, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5448Y), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0082), Jul 28, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5448Y), Las Animas, CO, 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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