Original Message

https://www.century-of-flight.net/controlled-flight-into-terrain-cfit/

3. Procedural errors during IFR flight operations

Misreading minimum descent altitudes or beginning an approach descent without confirmed glide slope interception.

Meteorological conditions can contribute to a CFIT accident, e.g., a high-density altitude (and altimeter not properly set).

https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-01/Controlled%20Flight%20into%20Terrain.pdf

Flying single-pilot IFR ....