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ATL93LA110

1993-06-12 · BROWNSBORO, Alabama, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3M5

N12ZW has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505, built 2014), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 27, HE ALLOWED THE GLIDER TO DEVELOP A HIGH SINK RATE, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE BEFORE THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH THE TREE LINE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED WITH THE GLIDER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_ATL93LA110.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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