# Accident 20040509017911A: Diamon DA40, Georgetown, TX, May 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2004, 17:11 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6786° N, 97.6792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6786&lon=-97.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89SE-2007-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 1,650 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040509017911A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N89SE, A DIAMOND STAR D-40 WAS ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, WHEN 202XS, A GILES 202 EXPERIMENTAL, DESCENDING ON A STEEP SHORT FINAL, STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT WING WHICH CAUSED N89SE TO LOSE TOTAL CONTROL. THE DIAMOND ENDED RIGHT SIDE UP ON THE RUNWAY FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N202XS, Amtr G202: [Accident 20040509017912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040509017912A)

## 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 FTW04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA123), May 9, 2004: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-40 (N89SE), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilot's to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision between the two airplanes.

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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