# NTSB Accident ERA19LA016
> **SA300 Starduster** · 2018-10-12 · Byhalia, MS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA016
- **Event ID:** 20181012X62050
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-10-12
- **Location:** Byhalia, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.710834, -89.719169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SA300
- **Model:** Starduster
- **Registration:** N503CM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted a collision with trees short of the runway.

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