Aviation accident ATL06LA008

1 fatal · Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 · 2005-10-16 · Brownsboro, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: ATL06LA008
Event ID: 20051027X01744
Type: Accident
Date: 2005-10-16
Location: Brownsboro, AL, USA
Coordinates: 34.741664, -86.456665

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Elan/Glaser Dirks
Model: DG-300
Registration: N300HX
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 0
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach which resulted in an undershoot of the runway, and an in-flight collision with a embankment. A factor was the dirt bank/rising terrain.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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