# NTSB Accident CEN09MA019
> **BELL 222** · 2008-10-16 · Aurora, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09MA019
- **Event ID:** 20081016X94016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-10-16
- **Location:** Aurora, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.769443, -88.245552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 222
- **Registration:** N992AA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the 734-foot-tall lighted tower during the visual night flight due to inadequate preflight planning, insufficient altitude, and a flight route too low to clear the tower. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to issue a safety alert as required by Federal Aviation Administration Order 7110.65, “Air Traffic Control.”   Vice Chairman Hart did not approve this probable cause and filed a dissenting statement. The statement can be found in the public docket for this accident.

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