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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N453HC
- History of Flight:
On April 10, 2026, at about 0930 local time, a Piper L-21 Super Cub, N453HC, registered to Tumbling Mirth Mt LLC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Wapiti, Wyoming. The pilot and passenger were not injured.
The FAA reported: "Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances." The NTSB is investigating the event as an accident.
According to the Park County Sheriff’s Office:
"Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, the Park County Communications Center received a notification from the United States Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (USAFRCC) about a crashed aircraft.
The aircraft’s Emergency Location Transmitter (ELT) had been automatically activated near Sheep Mountain, just outside Cody.
Deputies with the Park County Sheriff’s Office immediately mobilized to respond until they received another notification. The USAFRCC managed to contact the pilot, who was a little topsy-turvy but otherwise fine and didn’t need a rescue.
Then, on Sunday, another individual called the Park County Communications Center to report an upside-down aircraft on Sheep Mountain. Park County Search and Rescue (PCSAR) mobilized once again, only to be called off after contacting the aircraft owner, also the pilot who walked away from the landing on Friday.
“Apparently, he did not successfully get the message across that he decided to park upside-down on top of a mountain,” said Monte McClain, a spokesman with the Park County Sheriff's Office."
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