# NTSB Accident CHI89FA196
> **BEECH A36TC** · 1989-09-30 · GREENCASTLE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89FA196
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29316
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-30
- **Location:** GREENCASTLE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.64001, -86.83966
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36TC
- **Registration:** N2YS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A VISUAL APPROACH AT DUSK.   FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION, AND THE TREES.

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