# Accident 19960722019169A: Diamon DA20A1, Vacaville, CA, July 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4096° N, 122.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4096&lon=-122.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N236BR-2004-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 (registry code 2990000, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20A1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 199 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722019169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA285), Jul 22, 1996: Diamond Aircraft Industries Katana DA-20-A1 (N236BR), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the instructor pilot, which resulted in subsequent fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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