# NTSB Accident LAX07FA160
> **Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 40** · 2007-05-12 · Lake Pleasant, AZ, USA · FATL
## 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.

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