# NTSB Accident ATL05LA078
> **Earnest Jodel D-9** · 2005-05-06 · Memphis, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05LA078
- **Event ID:** 20050510X00580
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-06
- **Location:** Memphis, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.200553, -90.053886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Earnest
- **Model:** Jodel D-9
- **Registration:** N5164J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and subsequent undershoot.

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