# NTSB Accident NYC04FA033
> **Cessna 180** · 2003-11-16 · Westerly, RI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC04FA033
- **Event ID:** 20031120X01934
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-16
- **Location:** Westerly, RI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.349293, -71.804234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N34AG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The Piper pilot's improper decision to continue a landing on an occupied runway, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the departing Cessna.  Factors related to the accident were the departing Cessna pilot's inattentive radio communications, and the obscured visibility of the traffic pattern from the air and ground by trees located at the departure end of the runway.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=NYC04FA033) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*