# NTSB Accident DEN89LA058
> **PIPER PA-31T** · 1989-01-06 · CRAIG, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA058
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27571
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-06
- **Location:** CRAIG, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.5205, -107.549201
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31T
- **Registration:** N82290
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (RUNWAY CONDITION) SELECTED BY THE PILOT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, INADEQUATE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM THE RUNWAY BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL, UNEVEN SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY THE PILOT, AND SNOWBANKS BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

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