# NTSB Accident MIA03FA068
> **Beech 36** · 2003-02-28 · Captiva Island, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03FA068
- **Event ID:** 20030305X00286
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-28
- **Location:** Captiva Island, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.591388, -82.190551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 36
- **Registration:** N41VK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his ensuing failure to maintain altitude/clearance resulting in an in-flight collision with the ocean.  A factor was the fog.

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