# NTSB DEN80FTC16: Cessna R172K, N758LA, Cheyenne, WY, May 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1980
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2727  80/5/21    CHEYENNE,WY         CESSNA R172K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1050                    N758LA              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WY                   CHEYENNE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- C130 HERCULES LND ON PARALLEL TWY 3-4MINS PRIOR.WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORY NOT ISSUED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N758LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758LA-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N R1723170, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cheyenne Muni

## 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 19800521014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521014189A), May 21, 1980: Cessna 172K, Cheyenne, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Bounced on crosswind landing. Began go-around. Drifted down-wind off runway. Airplane stalled, crashed & burned.

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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