NONE · Grumman American AA1C · 2004-09-04 · Boone, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL04CA174
Event ID
20041013X01616
Type
Accident
Date
2004-09-04
Location
Boone, NC, USA
Coordinates
36.196666, -81.633888
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Grumman American
Model
AA1C
Registration
N137Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of the wrong runway, and his misjudgment of the distance and speed during the approach to land, which resulted in the overrun of the runway surface and subsequent collision with trees. A factor was tailwind.