# NTSB Accident NYC96FA024
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 1995-11-11 · ASHVILLE, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96FA024
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04909
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-11
- **Location:** ASHVILLE, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.110832, -79.419876
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N62620
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway during an approach to land.  Factors relating to the accident were: the night and adverse weather conditions.

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