- Date
- April 30, 1982, 19:30 local (May 1, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wheatland, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6695PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820430015009A
- Case key
- 73026
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - not maintainedCause
Forced landing
Analysis
The acft struck a tree approximately 1/2 mi from the approach end of rwy 08. No fuel was on board the acft. The gear were down & the flaps were in the 10 deg position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6695P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- PA24182
- Airframe hours
- 4,442
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stanley And Shirley Meyers
- Registered owner
- Stanley And Shirley Meyers
- Departed
- EAN · Wheatland, WY
- Destination
- EAN · Wheatland, WY
- Airport
- EAN · Phifer, runway 8, 4,124 × 75 ft, asphalt
N6695PRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 317 total · 310 in this make and model · 57 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 115 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.