# NTSB Accident FTW04FA097
> **Bell 407** · 2004-03-21 · Pyote, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW04FA097
- **Event ID:** 20040325X00375
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-21
- **Location:** Pyote, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.398889, -103.125556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N502MT
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with adverse weather, which resulted in the pilot failing to maintain terrain clearance.  Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and planning, and the pressure to complete the mission induced by the pilot as a result of the nature of the EMS mission.

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