# Accident 20220325002279A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Smithfield, NC, March 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 8BLS
- Location: 35.5276° N, 78.3819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5276&lon=-78.3819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471BL) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220325002279A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 25, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 EDT LOCAL TIME, N471BL CRASHED 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE JNX AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND IMPACTED TREES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT.

## 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 ERA22LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA169), Mar 25, 2022: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N471BL), Smithfield, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to set the correct engine timing after the replacement of a cylinder head and exhaust camshaft before the accident flight, which resulted in a total loss of 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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