# NTSB Accident NYC89FA099
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 1989-03-12 · SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA099
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27980
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-12
- **Location:** SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N301WA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL,  AND HIS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC).  RELATED FACTORS WERE:  THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND TREES AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

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