# NTSB ERA26LA330: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, N686MF, Leesburg, FL, September 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 4, 2026, 08:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place: Leesburg, FL · Grass right side of RNWY 13
- Coordinates: 28.822249, -81.808172 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8222&lon=-81.8082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA330
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203757/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA330

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2990014), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N686MF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686MF), registered now, S/N 40.NC371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Registry model: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (registry code 2990014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 40.NC371
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: MYFlight
- Registered owner: Diamond Aircraft Sales U S A Inc
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: LEE, Leesburg Intl

## Weather

- Wind: 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.99 inHg
- Observed at: LEE
- METAR: METAR KLEE 041153Z 15003KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 70001 T02670244 10267 20256 53010

## 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 20260904011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904011129A), Sep 4, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Leesburg, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: departed korl at 7:10 for a VFR departure to the nw, planning to stay in the pattern at klee for touch and goes. We entered the pattern…

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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