# NTSB Accident MIA89LA256
> **COOLEY LONG-EZ** · 1989-09-24 · GREEN COVE SPGS, FL, USA · SERS
## 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.

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