# NTSB Accident ERA22LA169
> **DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG** · 2022-03-25 · Smithfield, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA169
- **Event ID:** 20220328104831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-03-25
- **Location:** Smithfield, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.527596, -78.381851
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
- **Model:** DA 40 NG
- **Registration:** N471BL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to set the correct engine timing after the replacement of a cylinder head and exhaust camshaft before the accident flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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