# Incident 20200917012349I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Indianapolis, IN, September 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2020, 22:37 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1L7S
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990014, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4-A (registry code 06402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 272 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200917012349I

## Narrative

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

LIFT ACADEMY AIRCRAFT N351L A DA-40 STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WHILE EXITING RUNWAY 5R AT TAXIWAY D1 ON 9/17/2020 AT 2237EDT.

## Other reports on N351L (1)

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

- [Accident 20260324002652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260324002652A), Mar 24, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG (N351L), Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. #1 Aircraft was parked facing west, engine running in non movement area, with instructor and student on board, when the aircraft was struck in the right wing…

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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