# NTSB Accident ERA16FA063
> **TIMOTHY C WILLIAMS CCK-1865** · 2015-12-07 · Linesville, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA063
- **Event ID:** 20151207X34230
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-07
- **Location:** Linesville, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.693611, -80.42472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TIMOTHY C WILLIAMS
- **Model:** CCK-1865
- **Registration:** N541TC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight under visual flight rules at night in instrument meteorological conditions to an unlit airstrip, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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