# NTSB Accident NYC06FA040
> **Beech B-55** · 2005-12-01 · Nantucket, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06FA040
- **Event ID:** 20051207X01950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-01
- **Location:** Nantucket, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.253055, -70.060279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** B-55
- **Registration:** N64PW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the instrument approach, which resulted in controlled flight into water.  Factors were the failure of the air traffic controllers to issue minimum safe altitude warnings, night lighting conditions, and a low ceiling.

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