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Narrative	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"
Source	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/
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