# NTSB Accident MIA89LA097
> **PIPER PA-22-135** · 1989-03-03 · JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89LA097
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27942
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-03
- **Location:** JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-135
- **Registration:** N3243B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

AN UNSTABILIZED INSTRUMENT APPROACH WHEREIN THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW THE MDA. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED AN INADEQUATELY EQUIPPED ACFT AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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