# NTSB Accident CHI96FA088
> **BELL 206B-III** · 1996-02-10 · PELLSTON, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA088
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05222
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-10
- **Location:** PELLSTON, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.360382, -84.950546
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B-III
- **Registration:** N2157J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

flight into known adverse weather conditions (fog) at too low an altitude by the pilot.  Factors associated with this accident were inadequate preflight planning and an improper inflight decision by the pilot when he chose to continue flight into the fog conditions.

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