# Incident 20091218053729I: Diamond Air DA 40, Kapolei, HI, December 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kalaeloa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3GVS
- Location: 21.3071° N, 158.0704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KALAELOA (JOHN RODGERS FLD) (JRF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3071&lon=-158.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N680DS-2021-06-28) (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: DIAMOND AIR DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 385 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091218053729I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (JRF) KALAELOA AIRPORT OFF RUNWAY 4L.  APPROX 1 MILE FROM AIRPORT WHILE IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN THE REAR DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JRF AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  OPERATOR REPORTED INCIDENT TO LOCAL POLICE WHO SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THE DOOR IN AN EMPTY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N680DS (1)

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

- [Accident 20210227005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210227005619A), Feb 27, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N680DS), Lanai City, HI, Destroyed. The aircraft was getting ready to make a second approach to Lanai. Altitude was approximately 4000 feet. The pilots reported a small vibration followed by a…

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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