# NTSB Accident NYC90FA176
> **PIPER PA-23-250** · 1990-07-29 · NORTH ANDOVER, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA176
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23781
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-07-29
- **Location:** NORTH ANDOVER, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N333EP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE CONTROLLER ISSUED AN UNAUTHORIZED ALTERNATE MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE THAT DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE, AND THE PILOT DELAYED OBTAINING A PROPER RATE OF CLIMB DURING THE MISSED APPROACH.   FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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