# NTSB Accident IAD98FA018
> **Beech A 36** · 1997-12-20 · FINDLAY, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA018
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09322
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-20
- **Location:** FINDLAY, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.039703, -83.639457
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A 36
- **Registration:** N5050G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to obtain/maintain clearance with objects during the initial climb. Contributing factors were trees, fog, and the flying pilot's failure to maintain runway heading during the initial climb.

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