# Accident 20090318006819A: Diamon DA40, Waleska, GA, March 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2009, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waleska, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3163° N, 84.5426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waleska, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3163&lon=-84.5426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090318006819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FROM CALHOUN, GA TO GWINETT AIRPORT, GA AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY LOST POWER CAUSING LOSS OF ALTITUDE.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING.  AIRCRAFT LANDED, TAIL FIRST, INTO LAKE ARROWHEAD LAKE IN THE LAKE ARROWHEAD, GA SUBDIVISION.  MINIMAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING AND PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO SINK INTO 62 FEET OF WATER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.