# NTSB Accident MIA00FA229
> **de Havilland DHC-6-200** · 2000-07-31 · RALEIGH, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00FA229
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-31
- **Location:** RALEIGH, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.849723, -78.751113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-6-200
- **Registration:** N201RH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, by failing to maintain altitude, and descending from VFR conditions into IMC, which resulted in him subsequently impacting with trees.  Factors in this accident were: reduced visibility due to dark night and fog.  An additional factor was the pilot was not certified for instrument flight.

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