# NTSB Accident ATL00FA041
> **Beech BE-58** · 2000-04-15 · PALATKA, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL00FA041
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20757
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-15
- **Location:** PALATKA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.640432, -81.649955
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** BE-58
- **Registration:** N1072D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's physically impaired condition due to his high level of alcohol. Factors were the pilot's intentional VFR flight into IMC conditions and failure to perform a missed approach, which resulted in a collision with the ground.

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