# NTSB Accident NYC95LA216
> **PIPER J-3** · 1995-09-03 · BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95LA216
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04573
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-03
- **Location:** BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J-3
- **Registration:** N98503
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land.  Factors relating to the accident were: sunglare, and the pilot's lack of visual cues (visual perception).

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