Diamond DA 40 NG N478SA
28 December 2024 · Monticello, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 December 2024 at about 21:00 local time, a Diamond DA 40 NG registered N478SA, operated by M U D Y Properties LLC, was involved in an accident near Monticello, Iowa, United States. 2 people were 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monticello, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monticello Regional (MXO)
- Coordinates
- 42.2204, -91.1633
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 40 NG
- Registration
- N478SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2022
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- M U D Y Properties LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dubuque → Monticello
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The on-ground collision with a deer on the runway during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while in the landing rollout, he saw a deer on the runway and immediately started to apply brakes; however, the deer walked into the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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