20161229019629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond DA-40 · Lake Havasue, AZ · December 29, 2016

Date
December 29, 2016 · 12:30 local
Place
Lake Havasue, AZ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N605SJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17LA050
Reported as
Diamond DA-40
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was at a cruising alt of 9000' MSL. The engine lost all oil pressure. The pilot made an off field landing on a dirt road.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS AT A CRUISING ALT OF 9000' MSL. THE ENGINE LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.