# NTSB Accident FTW97FA166
> **Socata TB-20** · 1997-04-23 · PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA166
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07699
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-23
- **Location:** PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.240573, -107.030471
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Socata
- **Model:** TB-20
- **Registration:** N20NK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

inadvertent flight by the pilot into known adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude or clearance from terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: low ceiling, rain, snow, icing conditions, and mountainous terrain.

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