# NTSB Accident CHI08FA055
> **CESSNA 310R** · 2007-12-27 · Traverse City, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08FA055
- **Event ID:** 20080108X00030
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-12-27
- **Location:** Traverse City, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.73722, -85.527496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 310R
- **Registration:** N37249
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the instrument approach, which led to his loss of control and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.

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