Beechcraft A90 N878T
27 February 1978 · Big Piney, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 February 1978 at about 10:23 local time, a Beechcraft A90 registered N878T, operated by Chevron Oil, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Big Piney, Wyoming, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Piney, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Piney
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A90
- Registration
- N878T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Chevron Oil
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Rangely, Co → Evanston, Wy
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3058
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WX TRANSMITTED TO PILOTS FROM BIG PINEY GROUND PERSONNEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft A90 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | Williams Crush | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1980 | Beechcraft A90 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | MC Clardy Leas | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1974 | Beechcraft A90 | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | Consolidation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1974 | Beechcraft A90 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Supreme Petrol | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1973 | Beechcraft A90 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Steuart Petrol | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1969 | Beechcraft A90 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Reduction | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |