# NTSB Accident NYC07FA042
> **Cessna 210K** · 2006-12-09 · Edgewater, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC07FA042
- **Event ID:** 20061216X01799
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-12-09
- **Location:** Edgewater, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.944442, -76.573608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 210K
- **Registration:** N9449M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance will on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the night-light conditions, an obstruction light that was not illuminated, and trees that had grown above the height of the obstruction light.

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