# NTSB Accident IAD03FA001
> **Piper Aerostar 602P** · 2002-10-04 · Bradford, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD03FA001
- **Event ID:** 20021018X05332
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-04
- **Location:** Bradford, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.750556, -78.567779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** Aerostar 602P
- **Registration:** N700DJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an early descent into trees and terrain.  A factor was the night, instrument meteorological conditions.

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