# NTSB Accident CHI98FA082
> **Beech 95-55** · 1998-01-15 · PINCKNEYVILLE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA082
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09403
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-15
- **Location:** PINCKNEYVILLE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.070106, -89.380569
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 95-55
- **Registration:** N54643
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot descent below minimum descent altitude and his intentional operation with known deficiencies in equipment. Factors were the dark night, fog, rain, and the trees.

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