# NTSB Accident ATL97FA054
> **Beech V35** · 1997-03-25 · MARCO ISLAND, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97FA054
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07484
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-25
- **Location:** MARCO ISLAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.940675, -81.539634
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V35
- **Registration:** N9049S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadvertent flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions (severe thunderstorms), which led the design stress limits of the airplane being exceeded, subsequent in-flight break-up of the airplane, and an uncontrolled collision with water.

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