# NTSB Accident NYC99FA012
> **Grumman American AA-5** · 1998-10-09 · PROVINCETOWN, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99FA012
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11324
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-09
- **Location:** PROVINCETOWN, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N7100L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in inadvertent collision with water.  Factors in the accident were the dark night and low ceiling.

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