# NTSB Accident CHI98FA107
> **Beech A-36** · 1998-03-21 · NEW LEBANON, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA107
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09634
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-21
- **Location:** NEW LEBANON, IN, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A-36
- **Registration:** N1812A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's flight into known icing conditions.  Contributing factors were the degraded aircraft performance, the pilot's inability to maintain the proper descent rate, trees, and the dark night condition.

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