# NTSB Accident CHI04FA107
> **Bell 206L-1** · 2004-04-21 · Boonville, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04FA107
- **Event ID:** 20040426X00513
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-21
- **Location:** Boonville, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.144165, -87.313056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N137AE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate planning/decision which resulted in his failure to maintain terrain clearance.  Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, his diverted attention, and the dark night conditions.

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