# NTSB Accident CHI98FA099
> **Cessna T210L** · 1998-03-05 · ORLEANS, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA099
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09632
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-05
- **Location:** ORLEANS, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.659233, -86.449127
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T210L
- **Registration:** N2546S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance with trees.  Contributing factors were the pilot's impairment from prescription drugs, low ceilings, fog, trees, and hilly terrain.

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