# NTSB Accident MIA97FA239
> **Beech 95-B55** · 1997-08-23 · BROWNSVILLE, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA239
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08700
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-23
- **Location:** BROWNSVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.589111, -89.250831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 95-B55
- **Registration:** N5678K
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his improper in-flight planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing at night on unprepared terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of a suitable area for an emergency landing.

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