# Accident 20260629009719A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Petersburg, VA, June 29, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2026, 17:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Dinwiddie County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1946° N, 77.4860° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1946&lon=-77.4860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602RF) (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 E4P(SERIES) (registry code 06405, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4p-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4P(SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260629009719A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29,2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 (EDT), A DIAMOND DA40 NG WAS ON A VFR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC) TO DINWIDDIE COUNTY AIRPORT (PTB) FOR A MOCK CHECKRIDE. WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATERN AT PTB, THE STUDENT PERFORMED A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5, THE INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. DURING CLIMB AT APROXIMATELY 500 FEET AND HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BOTH HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE LOAD DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 PERCENT POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT CLIMB PERFORMANCE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREE TOPS IN THE WOODS 1/2 MILE NE OF PTB AIRPORT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING IMPACT. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS VFR AND CLEAR.

## 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 ANC26LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA066), Jun 29, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N602RF), Petersburg, VA, 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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