# Incident 20111224029159I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Santa Ana, CA, December 24, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2011, 20:10 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134PS) (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: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111224029159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING DESCENT INTO KSNA HE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY, BREAKING IT.  HE CONTINUED DESCENT AND APPROACH AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N134PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20190408002629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190408002629I), Apr 8, 2019: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N134PS), West Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. On a part 61 flight and during climb out at about 450' AGL the low fuel pressure annunciator illuminated as the fuel pressure gage went to zero. The CFI…

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.