ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8673
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| Date: | 27-APR-1976 |
| Time: | 15:47 |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | 681 Ltd |
| Registration: | N69498 |
| MSN: | 340-0336 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | General Brees Field (Laramie Regional Airport), Laramie, Wyoming -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Laramie Regional Airport, Laramie, Wyoming (LAR/KLAR) |
| Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 27, 1976 when crashed (stalled and pun in) on final approach to General Brees Airport,
(Laramie Regional Airport) Laramie, Wyoming. Aircraft was on a ferry flight from Ogden, Utah, to Denver, Colorado. Observers reported weather was marginal in accident quadrant. Aircraft banked left, angle increased to near vertical. Aircraft destroyed when caught fire after impact.
According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident: "Pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed; improper operation of flight controls; improper IFR operation; failed to initiate go-around"
Aircraft destroyed, registration N69498 cancelled by the FAA on July 22 1976
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN76AD048 at https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=52945&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=69498
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wy/N69498/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2016 22:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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