# NTSB Accident SEA08LA021
> **CESSNA 340** · 2007-11-06 · Garberville, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08LA021
- **Event ID:** 20071121X01830
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-11-06
- **Location:** Garberville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.075832, -123.816665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 340
- **Registration:** N5049Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees and terrain during climb.  Contributing to the accident were the weather conditions of fog and a low ceiling, and the mountainous/hilly terrain.

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