# NTSB Accident WPR15FA072
> **BELL 206** · 2015-01-01 · Benson, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA072
- **Event ID:** 20150101X15630
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-01-01
- **Location:** Benson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.956111, -110.409446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N57AW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, during which he failed to identify forecasted deteriorating weather conditions along the route of flight.

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