# NTSB Accident SEA96FA029
> **Cessna 340A** · 1995-12-14 · MEAD, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96FA029
- **Event ID:** 20001207X05077
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-14
- **Location:** MEAD, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.829132, -117.210594
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N5GM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance in mountainous terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident were: dark night conditions, mountainous terrain, and instrument meteorological conditions.

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