# NTSB Accident ERA13FA259
> **DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1** · 2013-05-31 · Linden, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA259
- **Event ID:** 20130531X45544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-31
- **Location:** Linden, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.621665, -74.252777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
- **Model:** DA 20-C1
- **Registration:** N176MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high temperature conditions that degraded the engine’s available power and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while attempting to return to the departure airport, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

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