Date:	Tuesday 16 May 2023
Time:	day
Type:	Diamond DA40NG Diamond Star
Owner/operator:	Twinstar4Hire Ltd
Registration:	G-LDGB
MSN:	40N296
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	near Woodstock, 3 miles North West of Kidlington Airport, Oxfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Oxford-Kidlington Airport (OXF/EGTK)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
AAIB 1st Anniversary Statement (published 14 May 2024): Diamond DA40NG Diamond Star, G-LDGB: Damaged when door detached in flight, 3 nautical miles North-West of Oxford Airport, Kidlington, Oxfordshire 16 May 2023:

"This statement provides an update on the AAIB investigation into a serious incident involving a DA 40NG, single piston aircraft, G-LDGB, 3 nautical miles north-west of Oxford Airport on 16 May 2023.

Whilst conducting an instrument flying training lesson the rear door detached from the aircraft. The aircraft landed safely. The investigation is ongoing, and the final report will be published later on in the year" [2024].

The AAIB description of the incident would place G-LDGB in the vicinity of Book Hill, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (which is 3 miles from Kidlington via Oxford Street/A44 and Woodstock Road/A44)

According to the AirNav RadarBox website (see link #3) the aircraft was repaired and returned to service

1. AAIB Anniversary Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/anniversary-statement-da-40ng-g-ldgb-16-may-2023
2. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-LDGB/932685
3. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-LDGB
4. Previous incident 11 October 2022: https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/308178
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Airport
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Oxfordshire

This Diamond DA40NG Diamond Star was built in 2015, and previously registered in Norway as LN-FTP to Sky Management A/s on 9 October 2015. The aircraft was first UK registered as G-LDGB on 8 January 2020 to Twinstar4Hire Ltd, the one and only owner to date.

The same aircraft was also involved in an incident at Mid Wales Airport, near Welshpool, Powys, Wales on 11 October 2022 (see link #4 and separate ASN entry). G-LDGB has accumulated a total of 5,310 flying hours as at 21 September 2023.

G-LDGB: Diamond DA 40NG of Leading-Edge Aviation at Oxford Kidlington 09/06/20.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Jun-2024 06:53	Dr. John Smith	Added