# NTSB Accident SEA96FA040
> **Cessna 401A** · 1996-01-09 · SPOKANE, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96FA040
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05198
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-09
- **Location:** SPOKANE, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.639808, -117.58979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 401A
- **Registration:** N117AC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to follow proper IFR procedures, by failing to maintain proper alignment with the localizer course during the ILS approach and/or by failing to follow the proper missed approach procedure.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness; adverse weather conditions; and pressure on the pilot to complete the EMS flight, due to the circumstances and conditions that prevailed.

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