Cessna 402B N50GP

Summary

On 5 February 1990 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N50GP was involved in an accident near Baker, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 February 1990 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Baker, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.8296, -117.7596

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

N50GP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pendleton → Baker

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA90FA045

1 person died.

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 COLLIDED INTO THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING A SCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT, THE PILOT DIVERTED FROM THE NORMAL ROUTE AND TRAVELLED THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE RADAR PLOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A GRADUAL CLIMBING LEFT TURN WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURED. THE WEATHER IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.