# NTSB Accident ATL89FA149
> **BEECH S35** · 1989-05-20 · RUSSELLVILLE, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89FA149
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28236
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-20
- **Location:** RUSSELLVILLE, KY, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** S35
- **Registration:** N6863Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  CONTIBUTING FACTORS WERE:  THE DARK NIGHT, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND HIS AIRCRAFT.

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