# NTSB Accident ERA21LA012
> **BEECH 23** · 2020-10-03 · Spruce Pines, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA012
- **Event ID:** 20201009102119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-10-03
- **Location:** Spruce Pines, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.950234, -81.998167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 23
- **Registration:** N8783M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the wind conditions at the destination airport and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a long, tailwind landing and subsequent runway overrun.

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