The Lemon Index

Planes · Diamond DA40

Diamond DA40. Advanced data.

The raw numbers behind the page, in one place.

Accidents57NTSB
Fatal916% of accidents
Deaths15NTSB
Destroyed7%of aircraft
Mechanical10%of accidents

Accidents by year

YearAccidents
20082
20096
20102
20112
20121
20131
20141
20152
20163
20174
20184
20194
20203
20214
20224
20239
20242
20253

What happened

What happenedShare of accidents
Loss of control on ground21%
Hard landing9%
Loss of control in flight7%
Loss of engine power (partial)7%
Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)5%
Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail5%

Phase of flight

Phase of flightShare of accidents
Landing40%
Enroute14%
Maneuvering11%
Approach9%
Takeoff9%

Mechanical causes

PartShare
landing gear system2%
wing structure1%

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