# NTSB Accident FTW90FA051
> **BELL UH-1B** · 1990-01-12 · SAN DIEGO, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW90FA051
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22415
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-12
- **Location:** SAN DIEGO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.850425, -98.39093
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** UH-1B
- **Registration:** N15SX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY FLEW INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DURING NIGHT VFR FLIGHT, AND THE HELICOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.

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