# Accident 19831224075859A: Cessna 425, Big Piney, WY, December 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Big Piney, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5403° N, 110.1101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5403&lon=-110.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6884G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,130 total, 37 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831224075859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO A SNOWBANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA060), Dec 24, 1983: Cessna 425 (N6884G), Big Piney, WY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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