# Accident 20161229019629A: Diamond DA-40, Lake Havasue, AZ, December 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lake Havasue, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0672° N, 114.1189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0672&lon=-114.1189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N605SJ-2018-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990010, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND DA-40
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161229019629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR17LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA050), Dec 29, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N605SJ), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine oil pressure during cruise flight, which resulted in partial loss of engine power and necessitated a forced landing. The loss of oil pressure was the result of a failed engine…

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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