# NTSB Accident NYC96LA165
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1996-08-12 · WEST KINGSTON, RI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA165
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06602
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-12
- **Location:** WEST KINGSTON, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N8121K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach to land, and his failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with trees.  The lack of natural lighting at dusk was a related factor.

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