# NTSB Accident NYC96LA095
> **Piper PA-28-R200** · 1996-05-01 · FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA095
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05845
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-01
- **Location:** FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.679821, -75.219429
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-R200
- **Registration:** N5030S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and delay in performing remedial action.

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