# NTSB Accident GAA16CA490
> **PIPER PA 28** · 2016-09-15 · Parkersburg, WV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA490
- **Event ID:** 20160916X32136
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-15
- **Location:** Parkersburg, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.343334, -81.440551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28
- **Registration:** N5673U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the approach for landing, which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway threshold. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the approach for landing.

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