2 fatal · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 40 · 2007-05-12 · Lake Pleasant, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX07FA160
Event ID
20070523X00623
Type
Accident
Date
2007-05-12
Location
Lake Pleasant, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.874168, -112.287498
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Diamond Aircraft Industries
Model
DA 40
Registration
N512DS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude above the surface of water during an intentional buzzing maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the nighttime lighting environment.