# NTSB Accident FTW96FA100
> **Beech 58** · 1996-01-21 · ATKINS, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA100
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05127
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-21
- **Location:** ATKINS, AR, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 58
- **Registration:** N3010W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude above mountainous/hilly terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: low ceiling, fog, and high terrain in the area of the accident.

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