# NTSB Accident ATL91LA003
> **GRUMMAN AA-5A** · 1990-10-14 · LEXINGTON, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL91LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24405
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-14
- **Location:** LEXINGTON, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.800785, -80.250297
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN
- **Model:** AA-5A
- **Registration:** N7103L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AN APPROACH PROFILE WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED HIM TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE COLLISION WITH THE RAILROAD BERM.

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