# NTSB DEN77FTC14: Piper PA-28R, N57356, Thayne, WY, May 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1977
- Place: Thayne, WY · THAYNE, WY
- Location: 42.9199° N, 110.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thayne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9199&lon=-110.9953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1370  77/5/13  NR.THAYNE, WY         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 182
        TIME - 1610                    N57356              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAR VALLEY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROCK SPRINGS, WY           THAYNE, WY                   THAYNE, WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57356](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57356-1977-08-02), registration cancelled 1977-08-02, S/N 28R-7435085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Star Valley Ranch

## 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 19770513017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770513017409A), May 13, 1977: Piper PA28R200, Thayne, WY, Substantial damage. Full flaps.

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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