# NTSB Accident ERA12FA409
> **RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90GT** · 2012-06-22 · Morgantown, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA409
- **Event ID:** 20120622X22743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-22
- **Location:** Morgantown, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.695835, -79.762222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY
- **Model:** C90GT
- **Registration:** N508GT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight route planning and in-flight route and altitude selection, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a communications tower in possible instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper use of the enhanced ground proximity warning system's terrain inhibit switch and the air traffic controller's failure to issue a safety alert regarding the proximity of the tower.

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