# NTSB Accident CHI05FA053
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 2005-01-12 · Eureka Springs, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA053
- **Event ID:** 20050121X00091
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-12
- **Location:** Eureka Springs, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.463611, -93.825279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N500KW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot misjudged his distance/speed which resulted in the overrun and subsequent impact with trees.  The wet turf runway and the trees were factors in the accident.

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