# Accident 20260324002652A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Galveston, TX, March 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2026, 10:40 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes International At Galveston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1L7S
- Location: 29.2659° N, 94.8568° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2659&lon=-94.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351L) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260324002652A

## Narrative

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

#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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N43000, Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF: [Incident 20260324002642I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260324002642I)

## 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 CEN26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA145), Mar 24, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N351L), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The biplane pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing, which included the failure to perform S-turns to compensate for limited forward visibility.

## Other reports on N351L (1)

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

- [Incident 20200917012349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200917012349I), Sep 17, 2020: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG (N351L), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Lift academy aircraft N351L a DA-40 struck a runway edge light while exiting runway 5R at taxiway D1 on 9/17/2020 at 2237EDT.

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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