# Accident 19990715046089A: Diamon DA20A1, Sanford, ME, July 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1999, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EC-2010-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 (registry code 2990000, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20A1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715046089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES, DA20-A1 (KATANA), N404EC, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT LAUREN K. GRAHAM, CERTIFICATE #BB007817, LOST DIRECTION CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RWY. 32 AT SANFORD, ME. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, BOUNCED OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CAME TO REST IN A SECOND DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT AND SOUL OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 NYC99LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA176), Jul 15, 1999: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N404EC), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane

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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