# Accident 20120312003059A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42, New Smyrna, FL, March 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2012, 05:25 local time
- Place: New Smyrna, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 28.9786° N, 80.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9786&lon=-80.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120312003059A

## Narrative

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

MONDAY 3/12/12, AIRCRAFT N915ER SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF NEW SMYRNA AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1600 FEET WITH AUTO PILOT ENGAGED. THE BIRD IMPACT THE RIGHT WING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE LEADING EDGE AND FRONT MAIN SPAR.

## 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 ERA12CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA236), Mar 12, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 (N915ER), New Smyrna, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with a bird during cruise flight.

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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