# NTSB Accident MIA02GA011
> **Bell OH-58A** · 2001-10-22 · Bartow, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02GA011
- **Event ID:** 20011026X02149
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-22
- **Location:** Bartow, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.952777, -81.802223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N911DB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain altitude, resulting in an in-flight collision with the ground.  Factors in this accident were fog, and dark night.

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