# NTSB Accident NYC89LA060
> **CESSNA 170A** · 1989-01-01 · SPECULATOR, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89LA060
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27649
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-01
- **Location:** SPECULATOR, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.580017, -74.380584
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N1432D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

INACCURATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS BY THE PILOT WHO INADVERTENTLY FLEW HIS AIRCRAFT FROM VFR INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE MAKING A DESCENT AT NIGHT.

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