# NTSB Accident CEN22FA299
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 2022-07-04 · Mount Pleasant, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA299
- **Event ID:** 20220704105413
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-07-04
- **Location:** Mount Pleasant, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.11068, -94.96414
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N1403X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath while on final approach in night visual conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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