# NTSB Accident BFO89FA029
> **BEECH C35** · 1989-04-06 · RUPERT, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89FA029
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28044
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-06
- **Location:** RUPERT, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.960159, -80.680984
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** C35
- **Registration:** N9502C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT INADVERTANTLY FLEW INTO IMC WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN VFR AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A STEEP TURN DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO TURN AWAY FROM IMC. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE DETERMINED TO BE FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILINGS, OBSCURATION, SNOW, AND TURBULENCE.

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