SERS · PIPER PA-28R-201 · 1994-08-08 · WELLSBORO, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC94LA156
Event ID
20001206X02128
Type
Accident
Date
1994-08-08
Location
WELLSBORO, PA, USA
Coordinates
41.740848, -77.299606
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28R-201
Registration
N9673C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, WHICH LED TO HIS MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: DARKNESS.