# NTSB Accident NYC97LA075
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1997-04-15 · BUTLER, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA075
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07814
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-15
- **Location:** BUTLER, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.759326, -80.320831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N21123
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach; his failure to attain the proper touchdown point; and his failure to perform a go-around, while there was still sufficient airspeed and runway remaining, which resulted in an overrun and subsequent damage to the airplane.  Darkness was a related factor.

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