# NTSB Accident CHI89FA039
> **CESSNA 210D** · 1989-01-01 · ALVIN, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89FA039
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27552
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-01
- **Location:** ALVIN, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.299907, -87.600509
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 210D
- **Registration:** N3767Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO UPDATE HIS WEATHER INFORMATION.

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