# NTSB Accident GAA16CA169
> **AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3** · 2016-03-24 · Monticello, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA169
- **Event ID:** 20160330X22141
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-03-24
- **Location:** Monticello, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.33361, -83.728057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO
- **Model:** AL3
- **Registration:** N127LC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tail wind, and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with a tree.

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