# Accident 20081129852629A: Beech B60, Rock River, WY, November 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Rock River, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7103° N, 106.0217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7103&lon=-106.0217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6693A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6693A-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081129852629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS DURING FLIGHT. HIGH SURROUNDING TERRAIN, AND NOT ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF ICING PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE.

## 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 WPR09CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA051), Nov 29, 2008: Beech B60 (N6693A), Rock River, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line due to the lack of forward visibility because of an ice-covered windshield. Contributing to the accident was the flight's encounter with…

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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