# NTSB Accident ERA23FA048
> **BEECH A36** · 2022-11-03 · Harlan, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA048
- **Event ID:** 20221103106244
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-11-03
- **Location:** Harlan, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.857933, -83.365427
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N84R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions during an approach to land at an airport in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s hazardous anti-authority attitude.

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