# NTSB Accident NYC92FA026
> **PIPER L-3** · 1991-11-03 · PLYMOUTH, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92FA026
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18507
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-11-03
- **Location:** PLYMOUTH, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** L-3
- **Registration:** N6AN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AT A LOW ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE WATER.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OVERCONFIDENCE OF THE PILOT IN HIS ABILITY AND AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT PROPER INSTRUMENTATION.

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