Accident: Diamond Aircraft DA-40
Aug 7, 2022 · Bardstown, KY
NTSB numberERA22LA362Event id20220807105676
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to provide adequate instructions to remain seated until the engine was shut down, which resulted in the passenger’s decision to exit the cockpit while the engine was operating and subsequently being struck by the rotating propeller.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft DA-40
- Registration
- N723AG
- Year built
- 2004
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Standing-engine(s) operating AC/prop/rotor contact w person
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Samuels Field (BRY)0 nm (0 km) south-east
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