20251015018989I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Latta, SC · October 15, 2025

Date
October 15, 2025 · 18:00 local
Place
Latta, SC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
1L7S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N940L
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
455 total455 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that he had reached the top of climb at 4500 feet when the engine began to run rough. The pilot made a 180 back to kflo. While troubleshooting the engine quit. Unable to make the airfield the pilot spotted a commercial turf field and made a succcessful off airport landing in the turf field with no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or student on board of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REACHED THE TOP OF CLIMB AT 4500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT MADE A 180 BACK TO KFLO. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRFIELD THE PILOT SPOTTED A COMMERCIAL TURF FIELD AND MADE A SUCCCESSFUL OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE TURF FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR STUDENT ON BOARD OF THE AIRCRAFT.