# NTSB Accident ERA11FA218
> **CESSNA 310R** · 2011-03-30 · Pikeville, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA218
- **Event ID:** 20110330X44100
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-03-30
- **Location:** Pikeville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.552776, -82.572219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 310R
- **Registration:** N1914G
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's flight below the published minimum descent altitude in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of nighttime cold medication at doses above therapeutic levels that may have resulted in impairment and posed a hazard to flight safety.

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