# Accident 20230206003519A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Kingston, NY, February 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2023, 16:38 local time
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9835° N, 73.9624° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9835&lon=-73.9624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N871LA) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 416 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230206003519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RUNWAY 33 FOR SHORT FIELD LANDING. SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND DECENDED ABRUPTLY TO RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINTED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA23LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA140), Feb 6, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N871LA), Lake Katrine, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate pitch attitude and descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate…

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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