# Incident 19990904039099I: Diamon DA20A1, Cedar Key, FL, September 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1409° N, 83.0292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1409&lon=-83.0292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196DA-2015-05-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904039099I

## Narrative

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

N196DA RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK SPINNER OF PARKED N2938D WHILE MANUVERING ON RAMP AREA.

## 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 MIA99FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA246), Sep 4, 1999: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-A1 (N196DA), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist (turn Fuel Valve-On, and activate electric fuel boost pump) and the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known unairworthy condition (illumination of…

## Other reports on N196DA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990904025329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904025329A), Sep 4, 1999: Diamon DA20A1 (N196DA), Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 4, 1999, at about 1845 eastern daylight time, a diamond DA20-A1, N196DA, registered to sky king aviation, operating as a 14 CFR part 91…

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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