# NTSB Accident CHI01FA083
> **Swearingen SA227-AT** · 2001-02-09 · Beaver Island, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA083
- **Event ID:** 20010215X00457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-09
- **Location:** Beaver Island, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.67139, -85.596389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Swearingen
- **Model:** SA227-AT
- **Registration:** N318DH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The flightcrew not maintaining altitude/clearance during the circling instrument approach.  Factors were the pilot in command initiating the flight without proper weather reporting facilities at the destination, the flightcrew not flying to an alternate destination, the flightcrew not following company and FAA procedures/directives, the lack of certification of the second pilot, the operator not following company and FAA procedures/directives, and the dark night and the low ceiling.

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