# NTSB Accident ATL96FA074
> **Cessna P210N** · 1996-04-01 · MARATHON, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL96FA074
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05510
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-01
- **Location:** MARATHON, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.7093, -81.079467
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** P210N
- **Registration:** N6427W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude during an over-water approach at night.  Factors relating to the accident were darkness and pilot fatigue.

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