# NTSB Accident WPR09FA146
> **DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA-40** · 2009-03-02 · Arcata, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09FA146
- **Event ID:** 20090309X63114
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-03-02
- **Location:** Arcata, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.064998, -124.169723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
- **Model:** DA-40
- **Registration:** N521DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and glidepath while executing a night instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

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