# NTSB Accident NYC91FA174
> **GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA5B** · 1991-07-08 · COLUMBIA, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA174
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17646
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-08
- **Location:** COLUMBIA, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GULFSTREAM AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA5B
- **Registration:** N43ER
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPEREINCE, HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

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