# NTSB Accident MIA00GA264
> **Bell UH-1H** · 2000-09-07 · WAYNESVILLE, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00GA264
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22031
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-07
- **Location:** WAYNESVILLE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.438056, -83.060554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** UH-1H
- **Registration:** N525BM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with ground level fog due to the pilot's decision to continue VMC flight into instrument conditions, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.

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