# NTSB Accident SEA90FA002
> **BELLANCA 17-30A** · 1989-10-01 · COUGAR, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA90FA002
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29710
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-01
- **Location:** COUGAR, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.189128, -122.129554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** CGUVU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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