Diamond DA 40 N805ER
27 January 2015 · La Verne, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 January 2015 at about 23:00 local time, a Diamond DA 40 registered N805ER, operated by Mile High LLC, was involved in an accident near La Verne, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Verne, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brackett Field (POC)
- Coordinates
- 34.0550, -117.4650
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 40
- Registration
- N805ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2003
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mile High LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Monte → La Verne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15CA094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from a runway, which resulted in a collision with a sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that the purpose of the solo flight was for him to practice soft-field takeoffs from a hard surface runway. During the takeoff roll, the airplane encountered a sudden gust of wind and the student pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline and continued off the surface, colliding with several signs before coming to rest in a grassy area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot further reported that the accident could have been prevented if he was more vigilant of sudden gusts of wind even in reported calm wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond DA-40 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2014 | Diamond DA 40 | Kulusuk, Greenland | Milou 1 LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 2016 | Diamond DA 40 NG | Kingman, Arizona, United States | CTC Aviation Leasing (Us) Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2014 | Diamond DA 40 | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2016 | Diamond DA 40 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2017 | Diamond DA 40 NG | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | CTC Aviation Leasing (Us) Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2017 | Diamond DA 40 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc | No injuries | - |
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