# NTSB Accident CEN16FA086
> **BEECH C35** · 2016-01-14 · Meeker, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA086
- **Event ID:** 20160115X22543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-01-14
- **Location:** Meeker, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.052223, -108.27861
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** C35
- **Registration:** N2025D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to fly the airplane in instrument meteorological conditions at high altitude for greater than 30 minutes without the use of supplemental oxygen which resulted in hypoxia, and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of multiple impairing medications.

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