# NTSB Accident NYC99GA197
> **Bell 407** · 1999-08-17 · GEORGETOWN, DE, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99GA197
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19619
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-17
- **Location:** GEORGETOWN, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.690372, -75.379531
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N97SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight evaluation of the weather, which resulted in inadvertent flight into IMC.  Factors were the fog, and night conditions.

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