# NTSB Accident LAX01FA049
> **Beech BE-55-D55** · 2000-12-01 · Clifton, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22298
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-12-01
- **Location:** Clifton, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.960834, -109.225555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** BE-55-D55
- **Registration:** N7901R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight decision to attempt a landing on an unlit runway at night, and his failure to maintain the proper glide path and clearance from obstacles while on final approach, which resulted in the collision with a utility pole.  A contributing factor was his failure to divert to an airport with constant runway lighting.

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