19790121001279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31 · Pinedale, WY · January 21, 1979

Date
January 21, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place
Pinedale, WY
Airport
Ralph Weng
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9026Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTC06
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,762 total213 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost visual reference on final in fog. Aircraft landed in snow short of runway

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST VISUAL REFERENCE ON FINAL IN FOG. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SNOW SHORT OF RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.