# Accident 20090713012299A: Diamon DA40, Cape Girardeau, MO, July 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2009, 21:00 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2253° N, 89.5708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2253&lon=-89.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544DS-2026-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 05611H8, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 120 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA493) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090713012299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, N544DS, WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND ACCIDENT WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK ON THE EVENING OF JULY 13, 2009.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE MAINTENANCE WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED BUT DID NOT VERIFY THE WORK ON THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO ATTMEPTING TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MECHANIC HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE PILOT EARLIER IN THE DAY BY VOICEMAIL TO INFORM HIM TO WORK WOULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.  THE PILOT APPARENTLY DID NOT RECEIVE THE VOICE MAIL UNTIL AFER THE EVENT.

## 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 CEN09CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA493), Jul 14, 2009: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N544DS), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inoperative brakes while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight.

## Other reports on N544DS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251016019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251016019319I), Oct 16, 2025: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 40 (N544DS), Rostraver Towns, PA, Minor damage. This was the first flight of this aircraft after being in maintance for 2 years. The pilot reported departing runway 08 with the winds relatively calm. The…

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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