# NTSB Accident ATL98LA006
> **Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-A1** · 1997-10-21 · WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA · SERS
## 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.

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