Diamond aircraft accidents

96 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Diamond aircraft (1995–2026), with 24 people killed and 17 seriously injured. 15% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Aircraft or equipment was the main factor in 53%, followed by pilot or crew (38%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1995 to 1 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Diamond DA 62, Dubai, AE (May 16, 2019) · 4 killed
2. Diamond Aircraft DA40-180, Pelzer, SC (Dec 9, 2004) · 3 killed
3. Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1, Pleasanton, TX (Sep 21, 2005) · 2 killed
4. Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 40, Lake Pleasant, AZ (May 12, 2007) · 2 killed
5. Diamond DA20, Amurrio, ES (Oct 14, 2011) · 2 killed
6. Diamond DA40-180, Ticlio, PE (Jul 11, 2013) · 2 killed
7. Diamond DA40, Gondia, IN (Mar 18, 2023) · 2 killed
8. Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20C-1, Leesburg, VA (Jul 6, 2002) · 1 killed
9. Diamond DA-40, Allagash, ME (Mar 7, 2011) · 1 killed
10. Diamond DA20, Rome, IT (May 25, 2020) · 1 killed

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Other aircraft makers

• Cessna · 24,148 accidents
• Piper · 13,241 accidents
• Beech · 4,780 accidents
• Bell · 2,250 accidents
• Boeing · 1,579 accidents
• Robinson · 1,575 accidents
• Mooney · 1,237 accidents
• Grumman · 1,000 accidents
• Air Tractor · 932 accidents
• Bellanca · 918 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.