# NTSB Accident NYC89FA204
> **CESSNA U206F** · 1989-08-29 · WEST POINT, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA204
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29224
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-29
- **Location:** WEST POINT, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.390396, -73.969024
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** U206F
- **Registration:** N8559Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO AN AREA OF MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  DARK NIGHT, HIGH TERRAIN, LOW CLOUDS/CEILING, RAIN, AND TREES.

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