# NTSB DIA69A0004: Cessna 402, N4090Q, Beverly, WV, July 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1968
- Place: Beverly, WV · BEVERLY, WV
- Location: 38.8441° N, 79.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8441&lon=-79.8719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090Q-1971-12-23), registration cancelled 1971-12-23, S/N 402-0190, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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