# NTSB CEN27LA012: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, N96YY, Flint, MI, October 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 10, 2026, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Flint, MI
- Coordinates: 42.979058, -83.747676
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9791&lon=-83.7477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191)
- 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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA012
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203991/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA012

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) (defining event); cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=2990001), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96YY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96YY), registered now, S/N C0687, built 2016 (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: C0687
- Year built: 2016
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Crosswinds Aviation
- Registered owner: Shortt Aircraft Leasing LLC
- Departed: YIP, Willow Run, MI
- Destination: YIP, Willow Run, MI
- Airport: FNT

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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