Piper PA-28R-200 N55641

Summary

On 24 November 2024 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N55641, operated by Gizzy LLC, was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

24 November 2024 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gillette, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Northeast Wyoming Rgnl (GCC)

Coordinates

44.3489, -105.5394

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N55641

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Gizzy LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Rapid City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA046

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 24, 2024, about 1630 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N55641, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that earlier in the day he departed from Coos Bay, Oregon for a long cross-country flight, with two planned fuel stops. After making an uneventful first fuel stop, he continued on the flight and landed in Gillette about 1540 for the second fuel stop. He filled the airplane with full fuel and departed from runway 34. The airplane lifted off the runway surface and the pilot retracted the landing gear as he passed midfield. Immediately thereafter, he smelled fuel and the engine began sputter. He initiated a right turn back to the airport, but the airplane was unable to maintain altitude. The airplane touched down in a field and collided with a fence. During the accident sequence, the airplane incurred substantial damage to the wings. The airplane had undergone maintenance a few days before the accident. The maintenance records indicated that there was an annual inspection performed on November 22, 2024 at a total time of 6861.5 hours which equated to 5.5 flight hours before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.