# NTSB Accident ATL06LA008
> **Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300** · 2005-10-16 · Brownsboro, AL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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