# NTSB Accident CEN18LA014
> **DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40** · 2017-10-17 · Gustavus, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA014
- **Event ID:** 20171017X51841
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-17
- **Location:** Gustavus, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.453609, -80.692779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
- **Model:** DA 40
- **Registration:** N105MK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s geographic disorientation while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern in dark night conditions, which resulted in the airplane descending below a normal approach path and a collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent night flight experience.

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