# NTSB Accident ERA11LA454
> **DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40** · 2011-08-15 · Hodgenville, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11LA454
- **Event ID:** 20110816X90141
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-08-15
- **Location:** Hodgenville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.544998, -85.733055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
- **Model:** DA 40
- **Registration:** N316MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate takeoff performance planning, which resulted in collision with an obstacle during takeoff from a turf runway that was not long enough for the given conditions.

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