# NTSB Accident NYC07CA049
> **Cessna 172C** · 2006-12-14 · Middletown, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC07CA049
- **Event ID:** 20070118X00067
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-12-14
- **Location:** Middletown, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.431945, -74.39167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172C
- **Registration:** N8260X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot misjudging distance/altitude during the turn from base to final, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with trees. A factor was the haze.

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