# NTSB investigations: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40: Miscellaneous/other

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR25LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA278.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Rocky Ridge, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2025 · N8VT · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during an unusual attitude recovery, which resulted in a descent into terrain.
- [NTSB GAA19CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA038.md): Diamond DA 40 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2018 · N537MA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's excessive taxi speed during a turn from the runway to a taxiway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a taxiway sign.
- [NTSB GAA18CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA189.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2018 · N53SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly set the parking brake, which resulted in an impact with a pole.
- [NTSB GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2017 · N965DS · Substantial damage
  > A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2990002', '05611H8', '2990011')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '900' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence?model=2990002

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