# Incident 20250831011749I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Springfield, TN, August 31, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2025, 06:33 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4952° N, 86.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4952&lon=-86.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2287A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2287A) (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 I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250831011749I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), OPERATING A DIAMOND DA40 WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE ISSUE AFTER TOUCH-AND-GO ON 08/31/2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:33 Z (06:33 CDT).  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER ENGINE SEIZED, AND PIC LANDED SAFELY IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.  PIC HAD NO INJURIES, AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED.  INCIDENT OCCURRED 08/31/2025 AT 11:34 Z (06:34 CDT).  MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION IS CHECKING AIRCRAFT.  AN AMENDMENT WILL BE MADE IF REQUIRED.

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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