# NTSB Accident FTW00FAMS1
> **Beech M35** · 2000-04-03 · GULF OF MEXICO · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW00FAMS1
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20807
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-03
- **Location:** GULF OF MEXICO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** M35
- **Registration:** N9778R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight of the airplane into known adverse weather conditions resulting in the pilot's loss of control of the aircraft.  Contributing factors were the severe turbulence and windshear.

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