# NTSB Accident FTW97LA297
> **Beech F33A** · 1997-08-03 · CREEDE, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA297
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08616
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-03
- **Location:** CREEDE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.850181, -106.919555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** F33A
- **Registration:** N179DD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional low altitude flight over mountainous terrain, inadequate altitude to clear surrounding obstacles, and his misjudging vertical clearance.  A factor was the pilot's use of an inappropriate chart for navigation.

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