# Accident 20231129016679A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Manassas, VA, November 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2023, 11:19 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 6P2S
- Location: 38.7210° N, 77.5151° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7210&lon=-77.5151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999VC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999VC) (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 IO-360-M1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231129016679A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34L OUT OF KHEF, AND ON CLIMBOUT, AT APPROXIMETLY 700' AGL AND A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70KTS, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING AND BIRD COLLIDED, JUST INBOARD OF THE FUEL CAP AND JUST ABOVE CENTERLINE OF THE LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT REQUESTED RETURN TO KHEF, WAS CLEARED, AND LANDED WITH NO ISSUES.

## 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 ERA24LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA061), Nov 29, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N999VC), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.

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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