# NTSB Accident FTW97FA286
> **DURBIN GLASAIR R** · 1997-07-28 · CHAMA, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA286
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08360
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-28
- **Location:** CHAMA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.890422, -106.580192
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DURBIN
- **Model:** GLASAIR R
- **Registration:** N57JD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the low ceiling, rain, fog, and high/mountainous terrain.

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