DIA69A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Beverly, WV · July 20, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 20, 1968
Place
Beverly, WV · BEVERLY, WV
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4090QCessna 402
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108529

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3450  68/7/20    BEVERLY,W VA        CESSNA 402          CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1671
        TIME - 0028                    N4090Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DESCENDED INTO GRND FOG,STRUCK HILL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4090Q
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.