# NTSB Accident CHI02LA075
> **Piper PA-42-720** · 2002-01-31 · Ames, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA075
- **Event ID:** 20020201X00163
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-31
- **Location:** Ames, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.988609, -93.61972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-42-720
- **Registration:** N66MT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path during the final portion of the approach.  Factors relating to this accident were the low altitude and the utility pole.

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