# NTSB Accident ATL89FA071
> **CESSNA 208B** · 1989-01-11 · MADISON, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89FA071
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27527
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-11
- **Location:** MADISON, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.379253, -79.970291
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N9330B
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA).  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:  LOW CEILING, FOG, DELAYED MISSED APPROACH BY THE PILOT, AND TREES.

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