# NTSB DEN79FTC09: Cessna 421, N8047Q, Big Piney, WY, February 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0431  79/2/21    BIG PINEY,WY        CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N8047Q              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  57, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG PINEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG PINEY,WY                TUCSON,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8047Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8047Q), registered now, S/N 421B0047, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Piney Muni

## 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 19790221003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221003399A), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna 421, Big Piney, WY, Substantial damage. Attempted take off on snow covered runway,near gross wt. Made premature lift off,stalled into deep snow.

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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