# NTSB Accident DCA94MA053
> **PIPER PA31** · 1994-04-28 · STRATFORD, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA94MA053
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01086
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-28
- **Location:** STRATFORD, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 8
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA31
- **Registration:** N990RA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the captain to use the available ILS glideslope, his failure to execute a go-around when conditions were not suitable for landing, and his failure to land the airplane at a point sufficient to allow for a safe stopping distance; the fatalities were caused by the presence of the nonfrangible blast fence and the absence of a safety area at the end of the runway. (NTSB Report AAR-94/08)

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