ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37790
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1987 |
| Time: | 17:22 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Robert V. Burggraf Co |
| Registration: | N2336X |
| MSN: | 31T-8120002 |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yellowstone Regional Airport, Cody, Wyoming -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho (IDA/KIDA) |
| Yellowstone Regional Airport, Cody, Wyoming (COD/KCOD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) May 20, 1987 due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) due to a missed approach to Yellowstone Regional Airport, Cody, Wyoming. According to the following excerpt from the official NSTB report into the accident:
"N2336X WAS ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT TO CODY, WYOMING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT OF THE VOR-A APPROACH. A PILOT WHO LANDED AT CODY MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT SAID THE VISIBILITY HAD DECREASED TO 3/4 OF A MILE WHEN N2336X MADE THE FIRST APPROACH AND APPROX 1/2 MILE WHEN N2336X CRASHED.
EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THE SAS SERVO ARM WAS FOUND IN THE FULL UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TERRAIN IN A STEEP NOSE LOW ATTITUDE ON A HEADING THAT WAS OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. APPLICABLE MINIMUMS AT CODY ARE 5800 FEET & 1 MILE VISIBILITY.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
AIRSPEED..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
IFR PROCEDURE..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors:
WEATHER CONDITION..BELOW APPROACH/LANDING MINIMUMS, LOW CEILING, SNOW"
Registration N2336X cancelled by the FAA on February 18, 1997 (almost ten years later...) as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN87FA130 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X30908
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2336X
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1987/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-cody-3-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wy/N2336X/
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] |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 21-Sep-2017 14:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2017 14:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2017 14:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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