# NTSB Accident NYC04FA127
> **Mooney M20J** · 2004-05-24 · Oxford, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC04FA127
- **Event ID:** 20040602X00717
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-24
- **Location:** Oxford, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.462223, -73.127777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N5763W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during an instrument approach, which resulted in a collision with trees prior to the runway.  Factors were nighttime conditions and cloud cover.

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