# NTSB Accident WPR16FA037
> **BELL 407** · 2015-12-11 · McFarland, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA037
- **Event ID:** 20151211X13514
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-11
- **Location:** McFarland, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.67361, -119.055557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N408FC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control and collision with terrain while attempting a course reversal after inadvertently entering an area of reduced visibility weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience with night time operations.

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