# Accident 20220807020229A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Bardstown, KY, August 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bardstown, KY
- Airport: Samuels Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8143° N, 85.4996° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8143&lon=-85.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723AG) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220807020229A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 7, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS EDT, A DIAMOND DA40, REGISTERED AS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED AT KBRY BARDSTOWN, KY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND THE INTENT WAS FOR THE PASSENGERS TO TRADE PLACES IN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT DID NOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND ONE PASSENGER DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA22LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA362), Aug 7, 2022: Diamond DA-40 (N723AG), Bardstown, KY, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to provide adequate instructions to remain seated until the engine was shut down, which resulted in the passenger’s decision to exit the cockpit while the engine was operating and…

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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