# NTSB Accident WPR11FA395
> **MAULE M-7-235C** · 2011-08-21 · Brookings, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11FA395
- **Event ID:** 20110822X65726
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-08-21
- **Location:** Brookings, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.071388, -124.287223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MAULE
- **Model:** M-7-235C
- **Registration:** N199BF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees while on approach for landing.

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