# Incident 20240415003149I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 62, La Grande, OR, April 15, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2024, 17:01 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MQAA
- Location: 45.2891° N, 118.0061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY (LGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2891&lon=-118.0061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62 (registry code 2990106, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 62
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4P(SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,793 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240415003149I

## Narrative

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

DURING A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT FROM BEND, OREGON (BND) TO GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO (GIC) WITH ABOUT 30 MINUTES LEFT OF THE PLANNED FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 11,000 FEET MSL THE PILOT NOTED A SIMULTANEOUS LEFT ENGINE A & B ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FAILURE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL EXITING THE LEFT ENGINE CRANKCASE BREATHER TUBE AND REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PIC DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY AIRPORT (LGD) IN LA GRANDE, OREGON. THE ENGINE INDICATED “GREEN” PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE RANGES DURING THE DECENT AND LANDING SO THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. THE DECENT AND LANDING WERE COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES AND NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE BEYOND THE 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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