# NTSB Accident MKC89DCG02
> **WELLS VARIEZE** · 1989-01-05 · MACON, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89DCG02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27636
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-05
- **Location:** MACON, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.730583, -92.46923
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WELLS
- **Model:** VARIEZE
- **Registration:** N66WR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE OBSTACLES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, RAIN, PILOT DELAYING FLIGHT TO AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION, HIS LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, AND TREES.

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