# NTSB Accident WPR14FA349
> **BEECH V35B** · 2014-08-19 · Novato, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR14FA349
- **Event ID:** 20140819X12142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-08-19
- **Location:** Novato, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.173889, -122.704719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** V35B
- **Registration:** N1160T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The instrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a visual approach to the airport in night, instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of situational  awareness, the controller's failure to provide clear and concise instructions to the pilot following his declaration of an emergency, and the controller's failure to provide adequate information to the pilot regarding the airplane's proximity to terrain.

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