# NTSB Accident ERA17LA267
> **PIPER PA28** · 2017-08-06 · Pittstown, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA267
- **Event ID:** 20170806X32829
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-06
- **Location:** Pittstown, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.407501, -74.96611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N56884
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper decision to conduct a night flight and his failure to maintain adequate altitude during the approach, which resulted in controlled flight into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of total and recent night flight experience.

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