# NTSB Accident IAD97LA040
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 1996-12-31 · COLOMBIA STATON, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07181
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-31
- **Location:** COLOMBIA STATON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.310993, -81.940277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2587G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), and his failure to ensure that sufficient altitude and/or clearance was maintain from obstructions (trees) during the approach.  Darkness was a related factor.

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