# NTSB Accident ERA18LA175
> **AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH 2000** · 2018-06-20 · Newburyport, MA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA175
- **Event ID:** 20180620X35049
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-06-20
- **Location:** Newburyport, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.79639, -70.839447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO
- **Model:** CH 2000
- **Registration:** N239AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for existing crosswind conditions during the final approach and landing flare, which led to the airplane drifting left of the runway, and his delayed decision to go around, which resulted in the airplane touching down in the grass next to the runway and a subsequent collision with trees.

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