19831223063679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Aspen, CO · December 23, 1983

Date: December 23, 1983 · 09:12 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Airport: Aspen
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N768T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84LA048
Reported as: Cessna 421B
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,938 total820 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N768TRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 1984 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0935 Airframe modelCessna 421B

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What happened

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

Landed in deep snow off side of runway. Struck a REIL light. Blowing snow and ice on windshield obscured vision.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN DEEP SNOW OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. STRUCK A REIL LIGHT. BLOWING SNOW AND ICE ON WINDSHIELD OBSCURED VISION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN84LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAspen, COThe acft collided with the snow to the side and short of the rwy during the approach to land. The plt said the acft was blown off line and his vision was obscured by blowing snow. The acft hit REIL lights and stopped 760 ft short of the approach end of the…Dec 23, 1983 · Substantial damage