SERS · COOLEY LONG-EZ · 1989-09-24 · GREEN COVE SPGS, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA89LA256
Event ID
20001213X29451
Type
Accident
Date
1989-09-24
Location
GREEN COVE SPGS, FL, USA
Coordinates
29.980739, -81.669403
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
COOLEY
Model
LONG-EZ
Registration
N711KD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. THE LOW CEILING, TAILWIND, AND DITCH WERE RELATED FACTORS.