# NTSB Accident ERA21LA035
> **GRUMMAN GA7** · 2020-11-01 · Ellicott, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA035
- **Event ID:** 20201102102223
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-11-01
- **Location:** Ellicott, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.160556, -79.24
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN
- **Model:** GA7
- **Registration:** N791GA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s continued descent below the minimum descent altitude while conducting an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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