# Incident 19811218089249I: Cessna 402A, Huntington, WV, December 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Airport: Huntington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68391, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68391) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811218089249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING IN LIGHT SNOW ON TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT PASSED TAXI INTERSECTION AND HIT SNOWBANK WITH WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N68391 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230520003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520003319I), May 20, 2023: Cessna 402C (N68391), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. This was a repositioning flight from hya to ack and passengers onboard. The PIC recieved a flickering door warning light and continued the flight. While in…
- [Incident 19841023063849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841023063849I), Oct 23, 1984: Cessna 402CESSNA (N68391), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Feathered engine after losing oil pressure. Uneventful landing. Scavenge pump RN639407 cracked.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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