# NTSB Accident NYC08LA310
> **Dufault Mark V Pitts S-1D** · 2008-09-09 · Ridgely, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08LA310
- **Event ID:** 20080922X01511
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-09-09
- **Location:** Ridgely, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.970001, -75.866386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Dufault Mark V
- **Model:** Pitts S-1D
- **Registration:** N511MD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation which resulted in an attempted landing in fog and subsequent impact with terrain.

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