# NTSB Accident ERA18LA096
> **PIPER PA 28** · 2018-03-06 · Edgewater, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA096
- **Event ID:** 20180306X14210
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-03-06
- **Location:** Edgewater, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.986944, -80.925834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28
- **Registration:** N6764W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain the appropriate glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain during final approach.

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