# Accident 20171016014839A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Gustavus, OH, October 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2017, 21:15 local time
- Place: Gustavus, OH
- Airport: Millers Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4536° N, 80.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4536&lon=-80.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105MK-2018-09-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171016014839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING AIRPORT FROM THE WEST AND ENTERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LEFT DOWNWIND TO THE SOUTH RUNWAY AT 2110 LOCAL. THE DOWNWIND AND BASE TURN WAS OVER ½ MILE FROM AIRPORT THE ALTITUDE WAS VERY LOW AND DURING THE TURN TO FINAL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE NORTH OF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ROUGHLY 300 FEET FROM WHERE IT STRUCK THE TREE IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS BACK INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY WITH A FRACTURED VERTEBRA.

## 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 CEN18LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA014), Oct 17, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N105MK), Gustavus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s geographic disorientation while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern in dark night conditions, which resulted in the airplane descending below a normal approach path and a collision…

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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