# NTSB Accident GAA18CA474
> **Diamond DA20** · 2018-07-18 · Van Nuys, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA474
- **Event ID:** 20180807X41559
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-18
- **Location:** Van Nuys, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.20972, -118.489997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Diamond
- **Model:** DA20
- **Registration:** N309EF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a left quartering headwind, which resulted in a ground loop.

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