# Accident 20260127000629A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Bay Minette, AL, January 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2026, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Airport: Bay Minette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 502S
- Location: 30.8873° N, 87.8014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8873&lon=-87.8014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708BL) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260127000629A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) WERE PRACTICING FLIGHT MANEUVERS AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET (MSL) WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT BEGAN TO NOTICE FLUCUATIONS IN THE TACHOMETER AND RPM'S.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PREPARED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT.  WHILE PREPARING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT LOST TOTAL POWER AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC PENSACOLA. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE INTENDED AIRPORT AND DESCENDED INTO TREES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND.

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## 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 ERA26LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA098), Jan 27, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N708BL), Bay Minette, AL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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