# NTSB Accident CHI93FA193
> **BEECH E18S** · 1993-06-08 · YPSILANTI, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI93FA193
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12548
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-06-08
- **Location:** YPSILANTI, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.239593, -83.619712
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** E18S
- **Registration:** N51FG
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, FALSE INDICATION (ON/OFF) OF ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND ATTITUDE INDICATOR SWITCHED OFF.  FACTORS WERE FOG, LOW CEILING, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

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