# NTSB Accident NYC97LA014
> **Cessna 340A** · 1996-11-07 · PAWTUCKET, RI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA014
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07106
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-07
- **Location:** PAWTUCKET, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N36JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, by continuing the ILS approach below the decision height, rather than performing a missed approach; and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for the continued landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: weather below approach minimums, wet runway, and hydroplaning conditions.

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