# NTSB CEN26LA320: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, N942RM, Howell, MI, September 13, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 12, 2026, 21:10 local (Sep 13, 2026, 01:10 UTC)
- Place: Howell, MI · Takeoff roll on runway 31
- Coordinates: 42.628327, -83.980327 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6283&lon=-83.9803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA320
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203822/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA320

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=2990001), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N942RM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942RM), registered now, S/N C0573, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Registry model: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (registry code 2990001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (registry code 17177, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: C0573
- Year built: 2010
- Airframe hours: 1979.8
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Midwest Air LLC, doing business as Crosswinds Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 22, 2026, 45 hours before
- Airport: OZW, Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy, runway 13/31, 5,002 × 100 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 240° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observed at: KOZW
- METAR: METAR KOZW 130025Z AUTO 24002KT 10SM SCT047 BKN050 24/18 A2988 RMK AO2

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260912011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260912011829A), Sep 12, 2026: Diamond DA20, Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Airman was trying to get current for night flying. Airman made one take off and pattern circuit, then landed. Airman had plenty of runway available so she…

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.

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