Cessna 402 N4090Q
20 July 1968 · Beverly, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1968 at about 00:28 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N4090Q, operated by Far Airline, was involved in an accident during in flight near Beverly, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beverly, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N4090Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Far Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3450
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DESCENDED INTO GRND FOG, STRUCK HILL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1968 | Cessna 402 | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | Royal Hawaiian | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1968 | Cessna 402 | Ontario, California, United States | Cable Commute* | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1968 | Cessna 402 | Flushing, New York, United States | Far Aviation C | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Dec 1968 | Cessna 402 | Austin, Texas, United States | Sentinel Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1968 | Cessna 402 | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | Sun Airlines * | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1968 | Cessna 402 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Jet SET Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |