# NTSB Accident CHI05FA042
> **Piper PA-32R-301T** · 2004-12-09 · Glenwood, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA042
- **Event ID:** 20050104X00009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-09
- **Location:** Glenwood, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.65139, -95.339721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N587C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to execute a missed approach and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance from terrain and obstructions.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, his decision to delay descent for approach (icing concerns), cloud ceilings below the minimum descent altitude, in-flight icing conditions, dark night lighting conditions, and the fence and residence.

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