# NTSB Accident ERA09FA078
> **ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B** · 2008-12-03 · Rio Grande, PR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09FA078
- **Event ID:** 20081203X44941
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-12-03
- **Location:** Rio Grande, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.325555, -65.777778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
- **Model:** 690B
- **Registration:** N318WA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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