MINR · Craig R. Merrill LUTON BETA · 2000-10-21 · RIDGELAND, SC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA01LA014
Event ID
20001212X22217
Type
Accident
Date
2000-10-21
Location
RIDGELAND, SC, USA
Coordinates
32.480731, -80.979667
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Craig R. Merrill
Model
LUTON BETA
Registration
N545CM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in the aircraft settling fast, touching down hard, and colliding with an embankment on the side of the runway, where it came to rest inverted.