# Accident 20230305001829A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, West Palm Beach, FL, March 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2023, 21:24 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5882° N, 80.0810° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5882&lon=-80.0810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230305001829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PART 61, NORMAL UTILITY AIRCRAFT 2003 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED HENDERSON KENTUCKY (EHR) WITH ONE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) AND A STUDENT PILOT.  UPON ARRIVAL AT PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK/LANTANA AIRPORT (LNA) AIRCRAFT MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 10 RIGHT THEN 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN.  LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO AERO DYNAMIC STALL CAUSED THE LEFT WING TIP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, CRASHING, CATCHING ON FIRE AND DEMOLISHING THE AIRCRAFT. CFI PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DIAMOND AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA138), Mar 6, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N804ER), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots’ exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack following a go-around/low pass over the runway, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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