# NTSB Accident DCA91MA042
> **BEECH C99** · 1991-07-10 · BIRMINGHAM, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA91MA042
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17519
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-10
- **Location:** BIRMINGHAM, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.52061, -86.810432
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 13
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 15
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** C99
- **Registration:** N7217L
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE DECISION OF THE CAPTAIN TO INITIATE AND CONTINUE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO CLEARLY IDENTIFIED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM WHICH THE FLIGHTCREW WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH OBSTACLES AND THE TERRAIN. (NTSB REPORT AAR-92/01)

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