# NTSB Accident NYC06FA137
> **Gates Learjet 35A** · 2006-06-02 · Groton, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06FA137
- **Event ID:** 20060622X00800
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-06-02
- **Location:** Groton, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.320556, -72.052223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gates Learjet
- **Model:** 35A
- **Registration:** N182K
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The crew's failure to properly monitor the airplane's altitude, which resulted in the captain's inadvertent descent of the airplane into water.  Contributing to the accident were the foggy weather conditions, and the captain's decision to descend below the decision height without sufficient visual cues.

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