# NTSB Accident NYC07FA048
> **Bell 407** · 2006-12-14 · Dagsboro, DE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC07FA048
- **Event ID:** 20061222X01838
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-12-14
- **Location:** Dagsboro, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.54861, -75.21389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N407JJ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to depart under visual flight rules into night instrument meteorological conditions.  Contributing to the accident was the fog and the dark night conditions.

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