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 4. The pilot was unfamiliar With the surface wind condition at La Guardia Field.

5. The pilot, in the belief that he was encountering engine trouble, attempted a landing despite a landing approach which was too high and too fast.

6. Initial contact with the runway was made at a point which provided insufficient room for a landing roll and at an airspeed considerable in excess of normal.

7. The pilot was unable to bring the aircraft to a stop in time to avoid overshooting the runway.

The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the decision of the pilot in attempting a landing from an approach which was too high and too fast.

BY THE CIVIL AEEDNAUTICS BOARD

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/s/ Oswald Bran /s/ Harllee Branch [g] Jesh Lee

/s/ Clarence'M. Young

Chairman Pogue did not take part in the decision.