# Incident 20160819014439I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Mesa, AZ, August 19, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2016, 14:35 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4117H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4117H) (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 AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819014439I

## Narrative

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

REAR CABIN DOOR SEPERATED FROM THE AICRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF.  THE DOOR WS RECOVERED BY THE SCHOOLS PERSONNEL THAT NIGHT.

## Other reports on N4117H (1)

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

- [Accident 20201109015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201109015299A), Nov 9, 2020: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N4117H), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. On 11/09/2020 at 07:20 am aircraft N4117H was taxiing toward the "higley ramp" at Falcon field AZ. When the right hand wing came in contact with the cage of 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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