# NTSB Accident IAD97FA032
> **Mbb BO-105CBS** · 1996-12-13 · PENN YAN, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA032
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07172
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-13
- **Location:** PENN YAN, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.590034, -77.14981
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mbb
- **Model:** BO-105CBS
- **Registration:** N90750
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's diverted attention to the GPS, darkness, low ceiling, rising terrain, and high wind condition.

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