# NTSB Accident MIA96LA208
> **Beech A36** · 1996-08-09 · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA208
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06578
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-09
- **Location:** ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N976WL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

an inflight collision with the terrain (water) for undetermined reason(s).  Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing, his failure to obtain in-flight weather avoidance assistance, and his resultant inadvertent encounter with a level three thunderstorm.

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