# NTSB Accident NYC93LA161
> **BEECH A23** · 1993-08-18 · MORGANTOWN, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC93LA161
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13236
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-08-18
- **Location:** MORGANTOWN, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.630672, -79.939514
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A23
- **Registration:** N3552R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures in which he descended below the decision height without visual detection of the runway.  Factors are the fog conditions, trees and the pilot's inattention to altitude.

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