# Accident 20080510835919A: Diamon DA40, Lakeview, OR, May 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2008, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Airport: Lake County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1611° N, 120.3989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1611&lon=-120.3989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196DC-2008-08-04) (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: DIAMON DA40
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 47 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510835919A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 5/10/2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 0245Z, PILOT WAS LANDING ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 16 CAUGHT A CROSSWIND WHICH PUSHED AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED INTO BUSHES BY THE EDGE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH.  THE WEATHER AT KLKV AT 0029Z WAS WIND 23009 KTS, 10SM, CLR, 19/00 AND ALTIMETER 29.99.  PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA08CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA131), May 11, 2008: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-40 (N196DC), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind was a factor.

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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