# NTSB Accident IAD03FA070
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2003-08-08 · FACTORYVILLE, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD03FA070
- **Event ID:** 20030818X01348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-08
- **Location:** FACTORYVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.59111, -75.751113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N6373C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to descend below the published minimum descent altitude while executing a non-precision approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with trees.  A factor was the fog.

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