# NTSB Accident NYC94LA156
> **PIPER PA-28R-201** · 1994-08-08 · WELLSBORO, PA, USA · SERS
## 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.

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