Accident Cessna 425 N6884G, Saturday 24 December 1983

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Date:	Saturday 24 December 1983
Time:	13:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 425
Owner/operator:	Petro Corp.
Registration:	N6884G
MSN:	425-0136
Year of manufacture:	1981
Total airframe hrs:	320 hours
Engine model:	P&W PT6A-112
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Big Piney, WY - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PLT TELEPHONED THE FBO AT BIG PINEY ARPT. HE WAS ADVISED OF THE POOR WX CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED AT THE ARPT & WAS ALSO ADVISED NOT TO LAND AT THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS LATER OBSERVED TO LAND AT BIG PINEY ARPT, TOUCH DOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY 31 & ABRUPTLY TURN 90 DEG LEFT INTO A 3-FT HIGH SNOWBANK. THE PLT SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A WHITEOUT CONDITION WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH FEATURES.

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