# Incident 19930111004879I: Beech 1900, Riverton, WY, January 11, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 43.0303° N, 108.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0303&lon=-108.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34010, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34010-2004-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900 (registry code 1154160, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B (registry code 52115, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93IA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930111004879I

## Narrative

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

IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS PILOT TURNED OFF RUNWAY ONTO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS TAXIWAY. STRUCK A DITCH.

## 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 SEA93IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93IA050), Jan 11, 1993: Beech 1900C (N34010), Riverton, WY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION. FACTORS INCLUDE SNOW, FOG, SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, AND A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## Other reports on N34010 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950325011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325011179A), Mar 25, 1995: Beech 1900 (N34010), Covington/Cinci, KY, Substantial damage. Uploading luggage on ramp a unattended tug on other side. Moved and circled into aircraft nose. Tail hit handler.

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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