SERS · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-A1 · 1997-10-21 · WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL98LA006
Event ID
20001208X08955
Type
Accident
Date
1997-10-21
Location
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.670507, -80.060729
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Diamond Aircraft Industries
Model
DA20-A1
Registration
N534SS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent use of the wrong runway, and his improper decision to continue the approach behind a large airplane (MD-80), which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter, loss of aircraft control, and collision with terrain.