# NTSB Accident ERA11FA468
> **MITCHELL DAVID N LANCAIR IV P** · 2011-08-20 · Hammonton, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA468
- **Event ID:** 20110820X50228
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-08-20
- **Location:** Hammonton, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.659168, -74.75222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MITCHELL DAVID N
- **Model:** LANCAIR IV P
- **Registration:** N71DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The Lancair pilot's failure to see and avoid the aerobatic airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Lancair pilot's inadequate use of collision avoidance strategies while inbound to an area of known potential aerobatic activity.

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