# NTSB Accident CHI99FA075
> **Beech BE-55** · 1999-01-22 · ELKHART, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00017
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-22
- **Location:** ELKHART, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.719837, -85.97985
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** BE-55
- **Registration:** N40HC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain a proper glidepath and obstacle clearance.  Factors were the fog and dark night.

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