No fatalities
3 Oct 2020: BEECH 23 — Spruce Pines, NC
On 3 Oct 2020, a BEECH 23 was involved in an aviation accident near Spruce Pines, NC. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: 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. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
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.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
PilotAwareness of conditionDescent/approach/glide path — Not attained/maintained