# Accident 20231204020659A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Kapolei, HI, December 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2023, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3200° N, 158.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3200&lon=-158.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691YW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691YW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231204020659A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 HST, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER, AN AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KALAELOA AIRPORT (JRF); THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A NEARBY INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE.  FLIGHT WAS AN IFR CHECKRIDE WITH EXAMINEE (#31 FIRST PILOT) AND DPE (#31 SECOND PILOT).

## 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 ANC24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA005), Dec 4, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N691YW), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to lose baffling from the muffler, which resulted in an obstruction of the exhaust system.

## Other reports on N691YW (1)

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

- [Incident 20080523848789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523848789I), May 23, 2008: Diamon DA40 (N691YW), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Flight was an introductory ride for a new student in the DA-40 aircraft. After preflight and taxi out, instructor and student completed the before…

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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