# NTSB Accident NYC91FA080
> **BEECH F-33A** · 1991-03-04 · WEST BROOKFIELD, MA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA080
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16674
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-03-04
- **Location:** WEST BROOKFIELD, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** F-33A
- **Registration:** N77Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO FLY THE AIRPLANE IN CONDITIONS THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING AND AVOIDING HIGHER TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO PALMER, AND THE REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO RAIN, FOG AND NIGHT.

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