ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40236
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1999 |
| Time: | 06:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-11 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark A. Ramsey |
| Registration: | N4582M |
| MSN: | 11-85 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lander, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , WY (KLND) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and his passenger took off from Lander, Wyoming, and were en route to a ranch in the Bison Basin area, near Jeffrey City, Wyoming, to hunt coyotes. There is no record that the pilot received a weather briefing or filed a flight plan. The airplane impacted a ravine in open, rolling range land in a near vertical attitude and in close proximity to powerlines. The powerlines had not been severed or stretched, and there was no evidence of electrical arcing or wire transfer marks on the airplane. A shotgun, with an open breech and empty chambers, was recovered from the rear of the airplane. It had not been discharged. The passenger was wearing heavy winter mittens.
Probable Cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. Factors were his abrupt maneuvering of the airplane to avoid a powerline, and his attention being diverted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99FA075
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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