Diamond DA 20 N859MS
1 March 2008 · Key West, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 2008 at about 20:15 local time, a Diamond DA 20 registered N859MS was involved in an accident near Key West, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Key West, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 24.5167, -81.3606
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20
- Registration
- N859MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marathon → Key West
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08LA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After maneuvering in the local area for approximately 15 minutes, the pilot initiated a descent, at idle power, to return to the airport. As he leveled the airplane in the traffic pattern (over water), he advanced the throttle to increase power; however, the engine did not respond. The pilot attempted, unsuccessfully, to restart the engine, and then prepared for a forced landing to the water, approximately 6 miles off shore. After the airplane came to rest, the pilot egressed and entered the life raft he had in the airplane. The airplane sank after about 5 minutes and was not recovered. The pilot purchased the airplane new approximately 2 years prior to the accident and no recent maintenance had been performed. Fuel records indicated the airplane was last refueled approximately 1 month prior with 13.8 gallons of fuel. According to the pilot, he last flew the airplane approximately 2 to 3 weeks prior to the accident, and prior to the accident flight, he departed with "just under full fuel," approximately 20 gallons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Alamo Lake State Park, Arizona, United States | Sabena Airline Training Center, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation IFS | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Diamond DA-20-C1 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | Falcon Aviation Academy | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2008 | Diamond DA-20-C-1 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Chesapeake Proflight | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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