# NTSB Accident NYC00FA225
> **Grumman American AA-5** · 2000-08-12 · CHERRY VALLEY, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA225
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21822
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-12
- **Location:** CHERRY VALLEY, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.790588, -74.750473
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N9570L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the airplane.  Factors in the accident were the dark night, fog, low ceiling, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

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