# NTSB Accident CHI96LA259
> **Beech C24R** · 1996-07-27 · HAZELTON, ND, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA259
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06196
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-27
- **Location:** HAZELTON, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.480102, -100.269256
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** C24R
- **Registration:** N5247M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

inadvertent VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather conditions, the pilot's lack of instrument experience, and spatial disorientation of the pilot.

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