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| Date: | Thursday 14 December 2023 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA 40NG Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | LIFT Academy |
| Registration: | N907L |
| MSN: | 40.NC262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Asheville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, TN (KDKX) |
| Myrtle Beach International Airport, SC (MYR/KMYR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On December 14, 2023, at 2015 eastern standard time, a Diamond Aircraft Ind. Inc. DA-40 NG airplane, N907L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Asheville, North Carolina. The flight instructor sustained minor injuries and the private pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The flight instructor and private pilot were conducting a cross-country flight at night when they felt a “shudder” followed by a loss of engine power. The loss of power was accompanied by a loss of oil pressure and dual engine control unit (ECU) failure. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and used the checklist to restart the (diesel) engine. The engine restarted momentarily but again lost power shortly after. The flight instructor was able to restart the engine again, but the cockpit began to fill with smoke before the engine lost power a final time. The flight instructor then made a forced landing to an interstate. Just prior to landing, the airplane struck an energized power line, and the airplane impacted the ground and caught fire.
The airplane wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for further examination. At the time the airplane was recovered, a connecting rod was observed separated from the engine.
The airplane received its airworthiness certificate on September 25, 2023, and it’s last 100-hr maintenance inspection was completed on December 9, 2023. At that time, the airplane and engine had accrued a total of 95 flight hours.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wral.com/story/mayday-mayday-crashed-airplane-shuts-down-interstate-near-asheville-2-people-on-board/21196431/
https://news.yahoo.com/small-plane-makes-forced-landing-021609787.html
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac8a27&lat=35.460&lon=-82.554&zoom=12.9&showTrace=2023-12-15&trackLabels
https://fr24.com/data/aircraft/n907l#333b92ce
Location
Media:
#BREAKING: we’re at the scene of a PLANE CRASH ON I-26. Very limited info. Not clear how many ppl are hurt. Follow me on here and Facebook for updates. @WLOS_13 #NorthCarolina #asheville pic.twitter.com/dbRUntnOhr
— Marc Liverman (@MarcLiverman) December 15, 2023
? #BREAKING: Multiple emergency crews are responding to a small Plane that has crashed on I-26 highway
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 15, 2023
?#Asheville | #NorthCarolina
Currently Numerous emergency personnel and other agencies are responding to a small plane that has crashed on I-26 highway in Asheville, North… pic.twitter.com/6g0VgKRbwZ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2023 07:10 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 15-Dec-2023 07:17 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 15-Dec-2023 07:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 15-Dec-2023 08:02 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2023 23:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 27-Dec-2023 21:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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