NTSB DEN84LA060 — 1983-12-24 · BIG PINEY, Wyoming, United States

Aircraft involved

N6884G Cessna 425 None

Factual narrative

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PLT TELEPHONED THE FBO AT BIG PINEY ARPT. HE WAS ADVISED OF THE POOR WX CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED AT THE ARPT & WAS ALSO ADVISED NOT TO LAND AT THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS LATER OBSERVED TO LAND AT BIG PINEY ARPT, TOUCH DOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY 31 & ABRUPTLY TURN 90 DEG LEFT INTO A 3-FT HIGH SNOWBANK. THE PLT SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A WHITEOUT CONDITION WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH FEATURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_DEN84LA060.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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