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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Vacaville, CA · July 22, 1996

Date
July 22, 1996 · 11:45 local
Place
Vacaville, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N236BR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA285
Reported as
Diamon DA20A1
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total199 in this make and model156 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing on dual flight. Fuel tanks empty. Student had questioned CFI about fuel prior. Hit sign on a street.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING ON DUAL FLIGHT. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. STUDENT HAD QUESTIONED CFI ABOUT FUEL PRIOR. HIT SIGN ON A STREET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.