# NTSB Accident FTW98FA339
> **Beech H35** · 1998-07-26 · LA VETA, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA339
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10562
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-26
- **Location:** LA VETA, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.510299, -105.000755
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** H35
- **Registration:** N35DE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's poor judgment by intentionally flying into instrument meteorological conditions without proper certification.  Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, and the existing weather conditions that included clouds, rain, and obscuration.

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