# NTSB Accident FTW97LA040
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 1996-11-13 · PLAINVIEW, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07031
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-13
- **Location:** PLAINVIEW, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.18906, -101.720947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N5443
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude (MDA).  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather conditions.

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