# Incident 20260221002289I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Campbellsville, KY, February 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2026, 14:14 local time
- Place: Campbellsville, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3439° N, 85.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3439&lon=-85.3522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245NH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245NH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-200 (registry code 17021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221002289I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/21/2026 THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING THE FIRST TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED.  AN ENGINE RUNUP WAS PERFORMED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE SECOND TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL, AND A TOUCH AND GO WAS PERFORMED AT AN AIRPORT ALONG THE WAY TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH NO ABNORMALTIES. UPON APPROACH AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE CFI STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LITTLE LOW AND ASKED THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL LOSING ALTITUDE AND THE CFI OBSERVED THE THROTTLE WAS SET TO FULL. AT THIS TIME, THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND LANDED IN A FIELD AFTER DETERMINING THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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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