# NTSB Accident NYC06MA192
> **Embraer 110P1** · 2006-08-04 · Pownal, VT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06MA192
- **Event ID:** 20060822X01221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-04
- **Location:** Pownal, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.805, -73.157218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Embraer
- **Model:** 110P1
- **Registration:** N59BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misinterpretation of the airplane's position relative to the final approach fix, which resulted in the displacement of the descent profile by 6 nautical miles and the subsequent controlled flight into rising terrain.   Contributing to the accident were the low clouds.

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