# NTSB DEN78FA027: Beech A90, N878T, Big Piney, WY, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Big Piney, WY · BIG PINEY, WY
- Location: 42.5402° N, 110.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Piney, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5402&lon=-110.1193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3058  78/2/27    BIG PINEY,WY        BEECH A90           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10515
        TIME - 1023                    N878T               PX-  4  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RANGELY,CO                  EVANSTON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      23
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       2
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WX TRANSMITTED TO PILOTS FROM BIG PINEY GROUND PERSONNEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N878T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878T-1979-02-07), registration cancelled 1979-02-07, S/N LJ-246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A90
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (registry code 1152908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Big Piney

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780227035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227035489A), Feb 27, 1978: Beech 65A90, Big Piney, WY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Wx transmitted to pilots from Big Piney ground personnel.

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.

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