# NTSB Accident NYC00FA023
> **Cessna T303** · 1999-11-01 · BINGHAMPTON, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA023
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20150
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-11-01
- **Location:** BINGHAMPTON, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.100944, -75.90921
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T303
- **Registration:** N511AR
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to descend below the decision height without the runway environment in sight, and his failure to execute a missed approach.  A factor in the accident was the failed crankshaft.

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