# NTSB Accident ERA16CA241
> **CESSNA 305** · 2016-07-03 · Shirley, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16CA241
- **Event ID:** 20160705X42046
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-03
- **Location:** Shirley, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.818332, -72.866668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 305
- **Registration:** N12633
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to accept an advised runway rather than determine actual airport winds, which resulted in the airplane landing with a quartering tailwind.

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