# Accident 19900205003859A: Cessna 402B, Baker, OR, February 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Baker, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLXA
- Location: 44.8296° N, 117.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8296&lon=-117.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50GP-1992-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 51 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900205003859A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR CREST. OBSCUREMENT AND SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA90FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA045), Feb 5, 1990: Cessna 402B (N50GP), Baker, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT DISPLAYED POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING BY SELECTING TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHEN OPERATING IN SNOW SHOWER CONDITIONS AND…

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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