# NTSB Accident CHI90LA277
> **NAVION L-17A** · 1990-09-29 · FORT WAYNE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90LA277
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24236
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-29
- **Location:** FORT WAYNE, IN, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NAVION
- **Model:** L-17A
- **Registration:** N91665
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND USE OF A DRUG, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE WOODED TERRAIN.  DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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