# NTSB Accident ERA09FA514
> **BEECH A36** · 2009-09-10 · Flat Rock, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09FA514
- **Event ID:** 20090910X61833
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-09-10
- **Location:** Flat Rock, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.254444, -82.462776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N888WD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s attempt to maintain visual flight during instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in controlled flight into mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to advise the controller of the weather conditions encountered, and his failure to request minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) monitoring before departure.

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