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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Galveston, TX · March 24, 2026

Date
March 24, 2026 · 10:40 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Airport
Scholes International At Galveston
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
1L7S
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N351L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA145
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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.

#1 Aircraft was parked facing west, engine running in non movement area, with instructor and student on board, when the aircraft was struck in the right wing by aircraft #2 travelling south. The left wing of #2 aircraft impacted the right wing of #1 aircraft and swung both aircraft together nose to nose. #1 aircraft took substantial damage to the right hand wing. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

#1 AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED FACING WEST, ENGINE RUNNING IN NON MOVEMENT AREA, WITH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON BOARD, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT WING BY AIRCRAFT #2 TRAVELLING SOUTH. THE LEFT WING OF #2 AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING OF #1 AIRCRAFT AND SWUNG BOTH AIRCRAFT TOGETHER NOSE TO NOSE. #1 AIRCRAFT TOOK SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND WING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

Other reports on N351L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.