# NTSB Accident BFO96FA022
> **Beech 58** · 1995-11-19 · CLEVELAND, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO96FA022
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04808
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-19
- **Location:** CLEVELAND, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.519828, -81.680595
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 58
- **Registration:** N721MD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper IFR procedure, by failing to maintain a positive rate of climb (and terrain clearance) after takeoff.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of visual references over water and under overcast cloud conditions.

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