# NTSB Accident NYC97FA021
> **Cessna 414** · 1996-11-26 · DUO, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97FA021
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07103
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-26
- **Location:** DUO, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.260536, -80.730293
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N73CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate inflight decision which resulted in VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain.  The low ceiling was a factor.

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