# NTSB Accident CHI97FA027
> **Cessna T210N** · 1996-11-15 · SPRINGFIELD, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA027
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06999
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-15
- **Location:** SPRINGFIELD, MO, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T210N
- **Registration:** N5083C
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to set the altimeter to the current setting given by the controller resulting in the aircraft altimeter reading 260 feet higher than the actual aircraft altitude.  Factors involved were pilot fatigue, weather conditions at approach minimums, and a tailwind.

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