# Accident 20241228018689A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Monticello, IA, December 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, IA
- Airport: Monticello Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2204° N, 91.1633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2204&lon=-91.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478SA) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241228018689A

## Narrative

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

AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN DEER APPEARED ON RUNWAY.  APPLIED FULL BRAKES, TIRES SKIDDING, STRUCK DEER WITH PROPELLER AND LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN25LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA066), Dec 28, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N478SA), Monticello, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The on-ground collision with a deer on the runway during the landing roll.

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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