# NTSB Accident SEA00FA074
> **Maule M-5-210C** · 2000-04-16 · BABB, MT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00FA074
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20911
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-16
- **Location:** BABB, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.77946, -113.369674
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-5-210C
- **Registration:** N284X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

Terrain clearance was not maintained.  High mountains, mountain obscuration, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation were factors.

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