# Accident 20040613020909A: Beech 200BEECH, Rupert, WV, June 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rupert, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BXSA
- Location: 37.9786° N, 80.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9786&lon=-80.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200BE-2004-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613020909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SUMMERSVILLE, WV (SXL) ON 14 CFR PART 91 VFR FLIGHT TO LEWISBURG, WV (LWB) TO PICK UP PASSENGERS FOR TRANSPORT TO CHARLOTTE, NC. THE FLIGHT FROM LWB TO CLT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AT BOTH SXL AND LWB WITH LOWER CEILINGS AND FOG ENROUTE. IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO REMAIN VFR THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 MSL AND WAS DESTROYED. BOTH PILOTS WERE KILLED ON IMPACT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE FOR THE FLIGHT, BUT WAS NOT USED.

## 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 NYC04FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA139), Jun 13, 2004: Beech 200 (N200BE), Rupert, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper decision to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Factors were the FAA Principle Operations Inspector's inadequate…

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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