# NTSB Accident NYC94LA030
> **Piper PA-44-180** · 1993-12-03 · HOPKINSVILLE, KY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC94LA030
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13906
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-03
- **Location:** HOPKINSVILLE, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.850357, -87.489913
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-44-180
- **Registration:** N39595
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper IFR procedure by conducting flight below minimum descent altitude (MDA) without visual referece which resulted in an inflight collision with wires.  A factor was the wire.

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