# NTSB Accident NYC92FA050
> **BEECH A36** · 1991-12-26 · WILMINGTON, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92FA050
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18651
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-12-26
- **Location:** WILMINGTON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.439743, -83.829757
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N236JS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE NIGHT CONDITIONS, REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG, AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE PILOTS DIVERTED THEIR ATTENTION TO THE OPERATION OF THE LORAN EQUIPMENT.

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