# NTSB Accident CEN16LA055
> **PIPER PA 28-181** · 2015-12-06 · Pontiac, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA055
- **Event ID:** 20151207X13453
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-06
- **Location:** Pontiac, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.664722, -83.434997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-181
- **Registration:** N47480
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s operation of the airplane below the glideslope and off course during a night, instrument approach, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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