Piper PA-16 N6852K
11 July 1981 · Ten Sleep, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 July 1981 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N6852K was involved in an accident during in flight near Ten Sleep, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ten Sleep, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N6852K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cowley, Wy → Torrington, Wy
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3602
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DPTD AFT ARGUMENT W CAP OFFICIALS.CORONARY ARTERY 70-80% OCCLUDED.BLOOD ALC 0.044%.RCVRD 7/18/81.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1982 | Piper PA-16 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Charles A. Sweet | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |