# NTSB Accident BFO94LA045
> **PIPER PA-31T** · 1994-02-21 · NORWOOD, MA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94LA045
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00711
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-02-21
- **Location:** NORWOOD, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31T
- **Registration:** N777JM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, AND HIS FAILURE TO EXECUTE A MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO INITIATE THE APPROACH IN BELOW-MINIMUM WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER, AND THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

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