# NTSB Accident NYC04FA170
> **Piper PA-32R-301T** · 2004-07-19 · Wheeling, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC04FA170
- **Event ID:** 20040729X01101
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-19
- **Location:** Wheeling, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.174446, -80.659446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N7710M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while executing an instrument approach.  A factor was the night instrument meteorological conditions.

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