Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 N96YY accident near Flint, Michigan, October 10, 2026
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, registration N96YY, operated by CTI AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC, was involved in an accident near Flint, Michigan on October 10, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN27LA012 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,450 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:13 UTC, at 550 ft and 47 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 2 km from Flint/Bishop Intl (KFNT).
The nearest weather report, from KFNT (2 km away), showed wind 170° at 12 knots gusting 21, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Diamond DA20-C1 registered in United States (Mode S AD5C0A).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 10, 2026
- Location
- Flint, Michigan
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
- Registration
- N96YY
- Operator
- CTI AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN27LA012 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Flint/Bishop Intl (KFNT)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 3,450 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:13 UTC, 550 ft, 47 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case CEN27LA012; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.