# NTSB Accident IAD05FA052
> **Piper PA-28R-201** · 2005-04-06 · Green Creek, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05FA052
- **Event ID:** 20050413X00449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-04-06
- **Location:** Green Creek, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.050277, -74.909164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-201
- **Registration:** N36725
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance while executing a practice published instrument approach in night visual meteorological conditions.  A factor in the accident was the dark night.

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